,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1 
#bjai ,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,booker1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 
,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4      
,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,reed1  
,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4    
,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4         
,duckworth1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,designating  
,january #be1 #bjai1 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 strengthens the
 rewards of work2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf1   
the earned income tax credit lifted     
approximately #e1hjj1jjj people out of  
poverty1 including approximately        
#c1jjj1jjj 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 #be1 #bjai1 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 credit1 other refundable tax 
credits1 and free tax filing assistance 
to ensure that all eligible workers have
 access to the full benefits of the     
credits4