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HR 2082 112th Congress House Taxation Employee hiring Employment and training programs Income tax credits Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Wages and earnings Youth employment and child labor

Work Opportunity Credit Improvements Act

Introduced: June 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 1, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Work Opportunity Credit Improvements Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2014 the work opportunity tax credit, (2) allow employers to certify certain employees as members of a targeted group for purposes of such credit in lieu of obtaining certification from a state employment security agency, (3) expand the definition of "qualified veteran" for purposes of such credit to include any recently discharged veteran and any veteran receiving specified benefits, and (4) allow such credit for the hiring of high-risk youth who begin work during the period of 2009 through 2014.

Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) or the National Guard, as applicable, to provide individuals discharged or released from the Armed Forces or the National Guard with information and documentation necessary for qualifying for the work opportunity tax credit as a recently discharged veteran.

What's happening now June 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5