In 2017, the power of adoption advocates’ voices saved the Adoption Tax Credit in Congress during tax reform. With this important support for children and families preserved, now is the time for Congress to take another step forward by restoring refundability. We ask that you contact your Members of Congress and ask that they support restoring refundability by supporting S.1652/H.R. 2965, the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act.

Take Action: Contact your Members of Congress (by e-mail or phone) and ask that they support “restoring refundability” through the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act (S.1652/H.R. 2965)

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We recommend sending the sample letter below:

As an adoption advocate, I know how important the Adoption Tax Credit is to children and families. With nearly 112,000 children in U.S. foster care waiting to be adopted and countless orphaned and abandoned children around the world, the adoption tax credit helps families afford adoption, giving loving, safe, permanent homes to as many children as possible. I am grateful that Congress preserved the Adoption Tax Credit during tax reform. Congress should now reaffirm its commitment to children and families by restoring refundability to the Adoption Tax Credit.

I urge you to support and cosponsor S.1652/H.R. 2965, the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act, to restore refundability to the Adoption Tax Credit.

In 2010 Congress made the Adoption Tax Credit refundable for two years. That same year the Adoption Tax Credit was made permanent, but refundability was not extended beyond the two years. When the Adoption Tax Credit is refundable, it allows middle and lower income families take full advantage of the Adoption Tax Credit, claiming its full value in one year, without having to have to claim only a portion of the credit over five years.

Again, I urge you to support restoring refundability by cosponsors the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act. On behalf of the countless children waiting to be adopted in our state and across the country, and the many thousands of families who stand to benefit from the Adoption Tax Credit, thank you for your attention to this important issue.

Join us by acting now to help America’s families and improve this path to family for children. Contact Congress today!