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HR 433 111th Congress House

REWARD Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they are performing active duty service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to temporary replacement employees.

Introduced: July 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsNational Guard and reservesWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 9, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ready Employers Willing to Assist Reservists' Deployment Act of 2009 or the REWARD Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit for 50% of the wages paid to their employees on active military duty for more than 90 days as Ready Reserve or National Guard and for 50% of the wages paid to temporary replacement employees.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 3 Republican 5
R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 14, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 30, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Jul 24, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 23, 2009
Markey, Betsy
· Jul 14, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 18, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Apr 21, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 1, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Feb 9, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 9, 2009
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 433: REWARD Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-433/
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"H.R. 433: REWARD Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-433/.
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H.R. 433, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-433/.
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