To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat a portion of welfare benefits which are contingent on employment as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide, with respect to the earned income credit, that earned income includes an amount equal to the product of the number of hours worked during the taxable year and the minimum wage if: (1) as a condition of receiving payment under a State program funded under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act, the eligible individual is required to work; and (2) such individual receives no compensation (other than TANF benefits) for such work.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 March 1997

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  Introduced in House · EN · 12 March 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 March 1997

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