United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5271 (116th)
WRCR Act of 2019
Introduced
26 November 2019
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Worker Relief and Credit Reform Act of 2019 or the WRCR Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to 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.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 November 2019
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Introduced in House · EN · 26 November 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 November 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5271
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5271