,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #feeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #a1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,lawl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice to /udy 
& recomm5d a def9ition = work=ce h\s+4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,h\s+ = ,am]ica's ,middle ,class ,act 
( #bjbc4  #b4 ,congressional f9d+s ,!   
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! lack (        
af=dable h\s+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is an   
issue impact+ millions ( middle-class1  
work+ ,am]ican families2  7#b7 _m ( ^!  
families e>n m annually ?an ! income    
limits = c]ta9 ,f$]al h\s+ f9anc+ &     
b5efits2 &  7#c7 ^! families are (t5    
exclud$ f liv+ 9 neighborhoods ne> _!   
places ( "w1 s*ools1 %opp+1 & heal?c>e  

due to a lack ( af=dability4  #c4       
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit to ! ,congress a     
report t-- 7#a7 id5tifies issues ) h\s+ 
af=dability = ,am]ica's middle-income   
home[n]s & r5t]s1 includ+ id5tify+      
geographically :]e h\s+ is ! mo/        
unaf=dable = ^! populations2  7#b7      
id5tifies ,f$]al h\s+ programs1 includ+ 
,f$]al tax cr$its1 grants1 cr$it        
programs1 & o!r programs t curr5tly     
b5efit l[]-income h\seholds1 :i* are n  
available to middle-income h\seholds2   
7#c7 id5tifies any gaps 9 ! inclusion ( 
middle-income h\seholds 9 ,f$]al h\s+   
programs design$ to promote af=dability2
  7#d7 sets =? recomm5dations = a       
def9ition ( work=ce h\s+ bas$ on income 
p>amet]s 9 ord] to assi/ ,f$]al ag5cies 
9 includ+ middle-income h\seholds "u    
exi/+ ,f$]al programs2 &  7#e7 analyzes 
h[ su* a def9ition c\ld relate to       
inc5tives = work=ce h\s+ developm5t     

?r\gh ,f$]al programs1 policies1 & o!r  
initiatives4