{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=172E4796-E5F0-468F-87B8-629ABC759986", "In Case You Missed It: Heller-Scott Amendment Helps Hardworking American Families", "2017-11-16", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "NV", "Dean Heller", "H001041", "www.heller.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Media outlets continue to highlight an amendment included in the U.S. Senate\u2019s updated Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was proposed by U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) that doubles the child tax credit to $2,000. The current child tax credit is $1,000, and the previous version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased the child tax credit to $1,650.   House set to vote on GOP tax bill, but Senate measure faces oppositionLas Vegas Review-JournalHeller also tucked an amendment into the Senate bill that would raise the child tax credit to $2,000 from $1,650. Heller said \u201can enhanced child tax credit is a significant way to deliver this much-needed and overdue relief to thousands of Nevada families.\u201d Another amendment by Heller that would make it easier for startups and businesses to award stock options to employees also was included in the Senate bill.Expanding the child tax credit is pro-growthThe HillThe question is whether we have the economic sense and political savvy to recognize that pro-family and pro-growth tax reforms go hand in hand. By incorporating the amendment of Sens. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to double the size of the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per child, the revised Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act released by Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) does exactly that. Heller Would Double Child Tax CreditKOH  The Senate Finance Committee\u2019s newly released Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes an amendment filed by Senators Dean Heller and Tim Scott of South Carolina, that would increase the child tax credit to $2,000. The current child tax credit is $1,000, and the previous version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased the child tax credit to $1,650. Heller says giving middle-class families the biggest tax cut possible has been his first priority in tax reform, and an enhanced child tax credit is a significant way to deliver this much-needed and overdue relief to thousands of Nevada families.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=172E4796-E5F0-468F-87B8-629ABC759986"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9552980773150921, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}