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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 See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 30, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 30, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 30, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 30, 1997
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 30, 1997
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Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 30, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1498: Work for Real Wages Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1498/
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