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HR 4179 111th Congress House

SHARE Credit Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to keep Americans working by creating a refundable work-sharing tax credit that stimulates demand in the private sec… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to keep Americans working by creating a refundable work-sharing tax credit that stimulates demand in the private sector labor market and provides employers with an alternative to layoffs.

Introduced: December 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsWages and earnings
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Dec 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 2, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shortening Hours and Retaining Employees Credit Act of 2009 or the SHARE Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a refundable tax credit for wage subsidies paid to employees whose hours are reduced in accordance with a qualified work share program (i.e., a written employer plan under which employees work fewer hours without a reduction in pay). Limits the amount of such credit to the lesser of $3,000 per employee or 10% of the wages for periods in which an employee's hours are reduced under a work share program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 8, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Jan 13, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 3, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 2, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Dec 2, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4179: SHARE Credit Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4179/
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"H.R. 4179: SHARE Credit Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4179/.
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H.R. 4179, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4179/.
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