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HR 2787 106th Congress House

To count as an expenditure under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families any reduction in State tax revenues for the provision of an earned income tax credit…

Official title: To count as an expenditure under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families any reduction in State tax revenues for the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To count as an expenditure under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families any reduction in State tax revenues for the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of assistance under the program.

Introduced: August 5, 1999 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Aid to dependent childrenCash welfare block grantsEarned income tax creditEconomics and Public Finance
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FamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsIncome taxIntergovernmental fiscal relationsPersonal income taxState taxationTax expendituresTaxation
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 9, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Aug 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 9, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act, with respect to avoidance of the penalty for failure to maintain a certain expenditure level of historic effort, to treat as an expenditure under the TANF program any reduction in State tax revenues resulting from the provision of a State earned income tax credit to TANF recipients.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2787: To count as an expenditure under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families any reduction in State tax revenues for the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of assistance under the program.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2787/
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"H.R. 2787: To count as an expenditure under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families any reduction in State tax revenues for the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of assistance under the program.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2787/.
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H.R. 2787, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2787/.
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[H.R. 2787: To count as an expenditure under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families any reduction in State tax revenues for the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of assistance under the program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2787/)
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