[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2787 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2787

To count as an expenditure under the program of block grants to States 
for temporary assistance for needy families any reduction in State tax 
revenues for the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients 
                    of assistance under the program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

Mr. Scott (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Moran 
   of Virginia, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Boucher) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To count as an expenditure under the program of block grants to States 
for temporary assistance for needy families any reduction in State tax 
revenues for the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients 
                    of assistance under the program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REDUCED REVENUES RESULTING FROM STATE EARNED INCOME TAX 
              CREDIT FOR FAMILIES ON TANF COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES UNDER 
              THE TANF PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                                ``In this subclause, the term 
                                `expenditures' includes any amount by 
                                which State tax revenues are reduced by 
                                reason of a reduction in the State 
                                income tax liabilities of recipients of 
                                assistance under the State program 
                                funded under this part other than by 
                                reason of a rule that is generally 
                                applicable to persons who are not 
                                members of a family that is eligible 
                                for such assistance.''.
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