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HR 743 112th Congress House

Hire A Hero Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard.

Introduced: February 16, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsNational Guard and reservesSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Feb 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 16, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hire A Hero Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small business employers a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a member of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 7 Republican 4
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 16, 2012
Barletta, Lou
· Oct 24, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 4, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Oct 4, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 12, 2011
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 25, 2011
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Jul 12, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 23, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 4, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 30, 2011
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 29, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Mar 9, 2011
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 17, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 16, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 743: Hire A Hero Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-743/
MLA
"H.R. 743: Hire A Hero Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-743/.
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H.R. 743, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-743/.
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