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HR 5542 112th Congress House

Bring Jobs Home Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing.

Introduced: May 8, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalEmployee hiringForeign and international corporationsIncome tax credits
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Income tax deductionsTaxation of foreign incomeU.S. territories and protectorates
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May 8, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 8, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 8, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bring Jobs Home Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and  relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. Requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6152 Related bill Bring Jobs Home Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 51
All 51 Democratic 27
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· Sep 19, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 14, 2012
Schrader, Kurt
· Sep 11, 2012
LOWEY, NITA
· Aug 2, 2012
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jul 24, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 24, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Jul 23, 2012
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2012
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 23, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 19, 2012
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Jul 19, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 19, 2012
Tsongas, Niki
· Jul 19, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 18, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 18, 2012
BACA, JOE
· Jul 17, 2012
GREEN, GENE
· Jul 17, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Jul 17, 2012
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 17, 2012
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 17, 2012
Ellison, Keith
· Jul 12, 2012
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Jul 11, 2012
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 11, 2012
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Jul 10, 2012
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jul 10, 2012
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 10, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 10, 2012
FILNER, BOB
· Jul 9, 2012
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 9, 2012
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2012
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 9, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Jul 9, 2012
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 29, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 29, 2012
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 29, 2012
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 29, 2012
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 28, 2012
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Jun 26, 2012
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2012
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 20, 2012
Sutton, Betty
· Jun 18, 2012
BECERRA, XAVIER
· May 8, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· May 8, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· May 8, 2012
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 8, 2012
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 8, 2012
LEVIN, SANDER
· May 8, 2012
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 8, 2012
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 8, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5542: Bring Jobs Home Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5542/
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