A resolution designating January 25, 2019, as "Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day".

Bill: 116-sres-26
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2019-01-24
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Income tax credits

Poverty and welfare assistance

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S590)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution designates January 25, 2019, as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day. The resolution also calls on federal, state, and local agencies; community organizations; nonprofit organizations; employers; and other partners to help increase awareness about the earned income tax credit, other refundable tax credits, and free tax filing assistance to ensure that all eligible workers have access to the full benefits of the credits.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 26 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2019 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Booker , Mr. Brown , Mr. Coons , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Klobuchar , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Reed , Ms. Smith , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Harris , Ms. Duckworth , and Ms. Hirono ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Designating January 25, 2019, as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day .

Whereas the earned income tax credit is a refundable Federal tax credit available to low- and moderate-income working families and individuals; Whereas the earned income tax credit strengthens the rewards of work; Whereas, in 2016, the earned income tax credit lifted approximately 5,800,000 people out of poverty, including approximately 3,000,000 children; Whereas the earned income tax credit provides substantial economic benefit to local economies; and Whereas an estimated 20 percent of eligible workers do not claim the earned income tax credit: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) designates Friday, January 25, 2019, as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day ; and (2) calls on Federal, State, and local agencies, community organizations, nonprofit organizations, employers, and other partners to help increase awareness about the earned income tax credit, other refundable tax credits, and free tax filing assistance to ensure that all eligible workers have access to the full benefits of the credits.