End Child Poverty Act

The End Child Poverty Act would establish a new universal child assistance program providing monthly payments to children under 19 who reside in the United States and meet citizenship or immigration status requirements. Payments would equal 1/12 of the annual poverty guideline difference between a two-person household and a single individual, calculated using current federal poverty standards. The bill would repeal the existing Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit while creating two new refundable tax credits: a $600 credit for adult dependents (over 18) and a $600 credit for adults and families (with a $1,200 amount for joint returns). The program would be administered by a new Office of Universal Child Assistance within the Social Security Administration, with automatic enrollment for eligible children unless they opt out.