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Work Opportunity Improvement Act of 2001

Introduced: March 27, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 27, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E460)
Mar 27, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Work Opportunity Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permanently extend the work opportunity credit; (2) permanently extend the temporary incentives for employing long-term family assistance recipients; and (3) redefine the term "qualified food stamp recipient" to raise the upper age limit from 25 to 51.
What's happening now March 27, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Aug 2, 2001
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 12, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 28, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2001
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2001
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 3, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1238: Work Opportunity Improvement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1238/
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"H.R. 1238: Work Opportunity Improvement Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1238/.
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H.R. 1238, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1238/.
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