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HR 932 106th 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: March 2, 1999 See on congress.gov
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Mar 9, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E369)
Mar 2, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 2, 1999
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 March 9, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E369)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 20, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 20, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 932: Work for Real Wages Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-932/
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"H.R. 932: Work for Real Wages Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-932/.
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H.R. 932, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-932/.
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