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HR 6487 112th Congress House

Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the expansion of manufacturing in the United States.

Introduced: September 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalEconomic developmentEmployee hiringIncome tax creditsManufacturing
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 21, 2012
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 Latest action September 21, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a manufacturing recovery tax credit for investment in manufacturing real and tangible personal property used in the United States, including an increased credit for manufacturing property located in an economically disadvantaged area and an extremely economically disadvantaged area; (2) an additional investment tax credit for manufacturing property; and (3) a work opportunity tax credit for hiring an employee in a manufacturing facility located in the United States (manufacturing recovery employee), including an increased credit for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6487: Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6487/
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"H.R. 6487: Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6487/.
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H.R. 6487, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6487/.
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