Work for Real Wages Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide, for purposes of the earned income credit, that the term earned income shall include a specified portion of benefits received under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act if: (1) as a condition of receiving any TANF payment or amount, the individual is required to perform services for any person or governmental unit; and (2) such individual receives no compensation (other than such payment or amount) for performing such services.
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Feb 13, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 13, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E163)