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HR 4859 111th Congress House

Hire A Hero Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity credit to small business which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard.

Introduced: March 16, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsNational Guard and reservesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Mar 16, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 16, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hire A Hero Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain employers a work opportunity tax credit for hiring members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3556 Identical bill Hire A Hero Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 2 Republican 9
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 29, 2010
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 15, 2010
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 16, 2010
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 16, 2010
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 16, 2010
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 16, 2010
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 16, 2010
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 16, 2010
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 16, 2010
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 16, 2010
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 16, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4859: Hire A Hero Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4859/
MLA
"H.R. 4859: Hire A Hero Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4859/.
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H.R. 4859, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4859/.
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