3 Democratic lawmakers want to give parents $393 a month per kid for 18 years

• Reps. Omar, Tlaib, and Garcia reintroduced a bill to give parents $393 a month per kid for 18 years.
• The bill's sponsors estimate it could cut child poverty by 64%.
• It would replace the pandemic-era expanded child tax credit, which expired in December 2021.

A group of Democrats wants every parent to start receiving monthly checks for their kids.

On Thursday, Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Chuy Garcia reintroduced the End Child Poverty Act, which would create a universal benefit giving families $393 a month per child until the child turns 18. According to the press release, the program would be universal and would not have any income thresholds, and children would be automatically enrolled at birth to receive payments from the Social Security Administration.