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The baby bonus didn’t come up during debate on the measure in the Ways and Means Committee last week when DelBene sought to offer it as an amendment to a GOP tax bill that would expand the standard deduction for individuals and households.

The credit expansion including the baby bonus under DelBene’s bill and amendment last week, similar to the 2021 law, would only be available at the full amounts for households earning up to $150,000, or $75,000 for single filers.

She later announced a 50 percent increase in the “baby bonus” checks parents receive a year after a birth and a 50 percent increase in assistance for three years to families with more than three children.

To encourage families to have more children, Meloni announced a 50% increase in the “baby bonus” checks parents receive the first year after the birth of a child and a 50% increase for three years for families with more than three children.

Singapore, which has one of the lowest birthrates in the world, announced Monday a one-time “pandemic baby bonus” to encourage couples to conceive children despite the coronavirus-induced economic downturn seen across the globe.