HR 1498
105th Congress
House
Taxation
Aid to dependent children
Cash welfare block grants
Earned income tax credit
Earnings
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Hours of labor
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Minimum wages
Personal income tax
Social Welfare
Welfare work participation
Work for Real Wages Act
Introduced: April 30, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 30, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Work for Real Wages Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide, with respect to an individual, that the term earned income credit shall include a specified portion of benefits received under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act if: (1) as a condition of receiving any TANF payment or amount, the individual is required to perform services for any person or governmental unit; and (2) such individual receives no compensation (other than such payment or amount) for performing such services.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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