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HR 4443 111th Congress House

VET Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans.

Introduced: June 24, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Disability and paralysisIncome tax creditsUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Jan 13, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 13, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 13, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Employment Today Act of 2010 or the VET Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of disabled and unemployed veterans.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 620 Related bill Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009
  • HR 931 Related bill Veterans Employment Act of 2009
  • S 274 Related bill Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
Hodes, Paul
· Jul 30, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 24, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 16, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 16, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Apr 16, 2010
Murphy, Scott
· Apr 13, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4443: VET Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4443/
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"H.R. 4443: VET Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4443/.
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H.R. 4443, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4443/.
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