116-hr-5271116th Congress

WRCR Act of 2019

Sponsored By: Representative Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

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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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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

WI • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • WM. CLAY

    MO • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2019

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 12/4/2019

  • Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/14/2020

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/21/2020

Roll Call Votes

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