,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1 
#bjag ,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,brown1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mrs4  
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,warren1   
and ,mr4 ,booker7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating ,january #bg1
 #bjag1 as ,earned ,income ,tax ,credit 
,awareness ,day4  ,whereas the earned   
income tax credit is a refundable       
,federal tax credit available to low-   
and moderate-income working families and
 individuals2 ,whereas the earned income
 tax credit encourages and rewards work2
 ,whereas1 in #bjae1 the earned income  
tax credit lifted approximately         
#f1ejj1jjj people out of poverty1       
including approximately #c1cjj1jjj      
children2 ,whereas the earned income tax
 credit provides substantial economic   
benefit to local economies2 and ,whereas
 an estimated #bj percent of eligible   

workers do not claim the earned income  
tax credit3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates     
,friday1 ,january #bg1 #bjag1 as ,earned
 ,income ,tax ,credit ,awareness ,day2  
and  7#b7 calls on ,federal1 ,state1 and
 local agencies1 community              
organizations1 nonprofit organizations1 
employers1 and other partners to help   
increase awareness about the earned     
income tax credit and other refundable  
tax credits to ensure that all eligible 
workers have access to the full benefits
 of the credits4