HR 2047
108th Congress
House
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Agricultural labor
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Encouraging Work Act of 2003
Introduced: May 9, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 9, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E921-922)
May 9, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Encouraging Work Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the work opportunity credit permanent.
Modifies such credit by: (1) repealing the requirement that a "qualified ex-felon" be a member of a low-income (as specified) family; (2) increasing the maximum age for eligibility of food stamp recipients to 40 years; (3) redefining the term "vocational rehabilitation referral"; (4) adding "long-term family assistance recipients" (as defined) to the definition of "targeted groups"; and (5) increasing the maximum allowable credit for employment of long-term family assistance recipients.
Repeals the separate welfare-to-work credit.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1