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HR 577 109th Congress House Taxation Commerce Community and school Community colleges Education Higher education Income tax Social Welfare Tax credits Teachers Volunteer workers

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges.

Introduced: February 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 2, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit of $1,000 for each of their employees who teaches a course at an accredited community college for which the employee receives no compensation.

What's happening now February 2, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 15, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 577: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-577/
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"H.R. 577: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-577/.
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H.R. 577, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-577/.
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