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HR 4249 112th Congress House

Workforce-Ready Educate America Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students.

Introduced: March 22, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employment and training programsIncome tax creditsVocational and technical education
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 22, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 22, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workforce-Ready Educate America Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a $1,000-per-student tax credit to employers who partner with educational institutions to provide skills training. Limits the amount of such credit to $3,000 in a taxable year.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Sep 10, 2012
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Apr 19, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· Mar 22, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 22, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Mar 22, 2012
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 22, 2012
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 22, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4249: Workforce-Ready Educate America Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4249/
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"H.R. 4249: Workforce-Ready Educate America Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4249/.
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H.R. 4249, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4249/.
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