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HR 4042 111th Congress House

Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty.

Introduced: November 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsMilitary personnel and dependentsSmall businessWages and earnings
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Nov 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the tax credit for differential wages paid to employees while on active duty in the uniformed services for a period of more than 30 days.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2748 Related bill Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 4
Nye, Glenn
· Nov 19, 2009
Adler, John
· Nov 6, 2009
Altmire, Jason
· Nov 6, 2009
Bean, Melissa
· Nov 6, 2009
Boccieri, John
· Nov 6, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 6, 2009
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Nov 6, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Nov 6, 2009
Ellsworth, Brad
· Nov 6, 2009
Hall, John
· Nov 6, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· Nov 6, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Nov 6, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 6, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 6, 2009
Schauer, Mark
· Nov 6, 2009
Shuler, Heath
· Nov 6, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Nov 6, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 6, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4042: Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4042/
MLA
"H.R. 4042: Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4042/.
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H.R. 4042, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4042/.
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