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HR 4752 110th Congress House

Working American Competitiveness Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the limitation on the foreign earned income exclusion, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 17, 2007 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation EarningsIncome taxLabor and EmploymentTax exclusionTaxation of foreign income
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 17, 2007
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 Latest action December 17, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Working American Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayers to elect to exclude from gross income, without limitation, earned income (i.e., income for services performed) from sources within a foreign country.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4752: Working American Competitiveness Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4752/
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