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HR 5845 112th Congress House

Veterans Back to Work Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and to allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and to allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit.

Introduced: May 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation AppropriationsDisability and paralysisEmployee hiringEmployment taxes
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Government trust fundsIncome tax creditsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
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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May 18, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 18, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 18, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Back to Work Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2013 the work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified veterans (veterans receiving compensation for a service-connected disability and other federal assistance), and (2) allow employers who hire qualified veterans an exemption through 2013 from employment and railroad retirement taxes. Appropriates amounts to the Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to cover any revenue loss to such Funds resulting from this Act.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Oct 5, 2012
KING, PETER
· Sep 20, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Jun 26, 2012
Johnson, Bill
· Jun 26, 2012
Buerkle, Ann
· May 18, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· May 18, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5845: Veterans Back to Work Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5845/
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"H.R. 5845: Veterans Back to Work Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5845/.
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H.R. 5845, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5845/.
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