President signs Working Families Tax Cuts Act into law with child tax and family benefit changes

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The Working Families Tax Cuts Act has been enacted and its provisions (e.g., child tax credit increase, Trump Accounts, Medicaid protections) are legally in effect as described.

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The White House article lists a series of actions the Trump Administration says advance a pro‑life agenda, including domestic and foreign policy moves. Announcements highlighted include the expansion of the Mexico City Policy on foreign aid, an NIH decision to end use of fetal tissue in federally funded research, HHS actions rescinding Biden‑era guidance and issuing conscience protections, an SBA review of Planned Parenthood's PPP loans, and tax‑and‑family policy changes under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. The piece also notes President Trump and Vice President JD Vance addressing the March for Life.
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Multiple authoritative government sources show that H.R. 1 (the FY2025 reconciliation law, enacted as Public Law 119-21 and marketed as the One Big Beautiful Bill/Working Families package) was signed into law and includes the provisions named. The IRS and Treasury issued guidance implementing Trump Accounts created by the law; IRS/CRS and contemporaneous reporting confirm the child tax credit was increased to $2,200 and indexed, employer-provided childcare tax credits were expanded (including higher credit rates and special treatment for small employers), and paid family and medical leave tax credits were strengthened and made permanent. The law also contains Medicaid/abortion-related protections described by the White House. Verdict: True — the statement accurately describes provisions included in the law signed into law by President Trump (P.L. 119-21, the FY2025 reconciliation law, often called the One Big Beautiful Bill or Working Families Tax Cuts).

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  1. Update · Jan 24, 2026, 05:12 AMTrue
    Multiple authoritative government sources show that H.R. 1 (the FY2025 reconciliation law, enacted as Public Law 119-21 and marketed as the One Big Beautiful Bill/Working Families package) was signed into law and includes the provisions named. The IRS and Treasury issued guidance implementing Trump Accounts created by the law; IRS/CRS and contemporaneous reporting confirm the child tax credit was increased to $2,200 and indexed, employer-provided childcare tax credits were expanded (including higher credit rates and special treatment for small employers), and paid family and medical leave tax credits were strengthened and made permanent. The law also contains Medicaid/abortion-related protections described by the White House. Verdict: True — the statement accurately describes provisions included in the law signed into law by President Trump (P.L. 119-21, the FY2025 reconciliation law, often called the One Big Beautiful Bill or Working Families Tax Cuts).
  2. Original article · Jan 23, 2026

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