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WRCR Act of 2021

Introduced: July 22, 2021 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Worker Relief and Credit Reform Act of 2021 or the WRCR Act of 2021

This bill modifies the earned income tax credit to (1) make the credit available to certain students, (2) modify the age requirement for the credit, (3) include care-giving and learning as compensated work for purposes of the credit, (4) revise the definition of qualifying dependents eligible for the credit, (5) increase the credit for certain unmarried individuals with two or more qualifying children, and (6) require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a program for making direct advance monthly payments of the credit to eligible taxpayers.

The bill directs the IRS to establish a program to educate taxpayers about the availability of the earned income tax credit and the advance monthly payments of such credit.

What's happening now July 22, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 11
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 12, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Aug 20, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Jul 22, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 22, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 22, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jul 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4665: WRCR Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4665/
MLA
"H.R. 4665: WRCR Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4665/.
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H.R. 4665, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4665/.
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[H.R. 4665: WRCR Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4665/)
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