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H.R. 5271 (116th)

WRCR Act of 2019

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Introduced

26 November 2019

Last action

26 November 2019 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

3 January 2025

Taxation

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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Timeline

  1. 26 November 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 November 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 November 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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