Mike Collins of Georgia voted on July 3, 2025 for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (roll call 190), which raised the child tax credit to $2,200 but left out children whose families earn too little: more than 1 in 4 children (28%) under age 17 will be ineligible for the full Child Tax Credit, Columbia University researchers estimate. In Georgia's 10th District, that is 52,000 children, or 29%.
In March 2025, Collins voted for the spending law that held child care grants flat, which CLASP estimates left about 24,000 fewer children with child care help. He had said "Every single American will benefit" from the 2025 law.
Mike Collins's Votes and Statements on the Child Tax Credit and Child Care
- Collins Voted Twice for a Child Tax Credit That Leaves More Than 1 in 4 Children Without the Full Credit, in 2025. On May 22, 2025, Mike Collins voted yes on the House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed 215 to 214, so a switch by him alone would have defeated it, and on July 3, 2025 he voted for final passage of the law. It raised the maximum child tax credit to $2,200 but kept the rules that give low-earning families a partial credit or none: a two-parent family with two children needs a minimum of $41,500 in income to get the full amount. Columbia University's Center on Poverty and Social Policy estimates that more than 1 in 4 children (28%) under age 17 will be ineligible for the full Child Tax Credit, and the law's new Social Security number rule strips the Child Tax Credit from the approximately 2.6 million or more children who are citizens but whose parents lack a number. The law's child care credit changes leave out low earners: families making less than $30,000 won't benefit, the National Women's Law Center found.
- Collins Voted for the 2025 Spending Law That Froze Child Care Grants, Leaving About 24,000 Fewer Children With Help. On March 11, 2025, Collins voted yes on the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, which passed 217 to 213 and kept the Child Care and Development Block Grant at its 2024 level. His statement that day said The passage of this CR provides the runway for Congress to pass what he called the ‘one big, beautiful’ reconciliation bill. With prices rising, CLASP estimates that approximately 24,000 fewer children will have access to child care through CCDBG because the grant was held flat.
- Collins Voted in April 2026 for a Resolution Praising the Child Tax Credit Changes That Leave Low-Income Children Out. On April 16, 2026, Collins voted for H.Res. 1156, which passed 219 to 207 and praises the 2025 law because it will permanently expand the child tax credit, increasing the maximum credit amount to $2,200 per child. The expanded child care credit the law also created reaches few low-income families: Only about 8.5 percent of families with children will receive a larger credit in 2026, the Tax Policy Center estimated.
- Collins Said "Every Single American Will Benefit"; About 2.6 Million Citizen Children Lose the Child Tax Credit Under the Law. On June 5, 2025, Collins posted that "Every single American will benefit from the lower taxes and increased national security in the One Big, Beautiful Bill". The law strips the Child Tax Credit from the approximately 2.6 million or more citizen children whose parents lack a Social Security number, the National Immigration Law Center found, and in Collins's own district 52,000 children, or 29%, will not qualify for the full credit.
What These Votes by Mike Collins Mean for Children and Parents in Georgia
- Children left out of the full credit. In Georgia's 10th District, the Center on Poverty and Social Policy estimates 52,000 children, or 29%, will be ineligible for the full child tax credit under the law, up from 48,000 (27%) before it.
- Statewide. Across Georgia, the same analysis counts 743,000 children, or 31% whose families earn too little for the full credit under the law, up from 663,000 before it.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Collins on Child care and families
What is Mike Collins's record on child care and families under Trump?
Mike Collins of Georgia voted for the 2025 tax law's child tax credit design, under which more than 1 in 4 children (28%) nationally will not get the full credit, and in a version that passed the House by one vote (roll call 145). He voted for the March 2025 spending law that held child care grants flat (roll call 70), and in 2026 for a resolution praising the credit changes.
Did Mike Collins vote for the bigger child tax credit?
Mike Collins voted for the 2025 law that raised the maximum credit to $2,200, but it left out children whose families earn too little: a two-parent family with two children needs a minimum of $41,500 to get the full amount, and in his district 52,000 children fall short.
Does the child care tax credit Mike Collins voted for help low-income families?
Almost not at all: under the law Mike Collins voted for, the child and dependent care credit stays nonrefundable, so families making less than $30,000 won't benefit, and only about 8.5 percent of families with children will receive a larger credit in 2026.
Last updated: 2026-10-25