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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 88
Supporting the designation of January 31, 2025, as ‘‘Earned Income Tax
Credit Awareness Day’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY31, 2025
Ms. S
EWELL(for herself, Mr. THOMPSONof California, Mr. LARSONof Con-
necticut, Mr. D
AVISof Illinois, Ms. MOOREof Wisconsin, Mr. BOYLEof
Pennsylvania, Mr. B
EYER, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. HORSFORD, and Mr.
S
UOZZI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
RESOLUTION
Supporting the designation of January 31, 2025, 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 re-
wards of work;
Whereas the earned income tax credit has lifted approxi-
mately 8,000,000 people out of poverty per year from
2017 to 2021;
Whereas the earned income tax credit provides substantial
economic benefit to local economies; and
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•HRES 88 IH
Whereas an estimated 20 percent of eligible workers do not
claim the earned income tax credit: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Earned Income 2
Tax Credit Awareness Day’’; and 3
(2) calls on Federal, State, and local agencies, 4
community organizations, nonprofit organizations, 5
employers, and other partners to help increase 6
awareness about certain tax credits to ensure that 7
all eligible workers have access to the full range of 8
tax credit benefits available to them, including— 9
(A) the earned income tax credit; 10
(B) other refundable tax credits not de-11
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 12
(C) free tax filing assistance. 13
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