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HR 865 112th Congress House Taxation Disability and paralysis Income tax credits National Guard and reserves Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011

Introduced: March 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 1, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the definition of "qualified veteran" for purposes of the work opportunity tax credit to mean recently discharged veterans and any veteran receiving specified benefits.

Defines "recently discharged veteran" to mean: (1) any individual who has served on active duty (other than active duty for training) in the Armed Forces for more than 180 consecutive days, (2) any individual who has been discharged or released from active duty for a service-connected disability, and (3) any member of the National Guard who has served for more than 180 consecutive days in active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or duty in state status.

Defines "veteran receiving specified benefits" as any veteran who is certified as being a member of a family receiving assistance under a supplemental nutrition assistance program and is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability.

Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Guard to inform military personnel who are discharged or released from active duty of the work opportunity tax credit and provide them with documentation relating to eligibility for and use of such credit.

What's happening now March 15, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2082 Related bill Work Opportunity Credit Improvements Act
  • S 146 Identical bill Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 9 Republican 1
Chandler, Ben
· Jul 9, 2012
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 11, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 14, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 4, 2011
Boren, Dan
· May 2, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Apr 13, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 13, 2011
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 4, 2011
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Mar 10, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 10, 2011
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Mar 10, 2011
HOLDEN, TIM
· Mar 10, 2011
King, Steve
· Mar 10, 2011
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 10, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Mar 10, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Mar 10, 2011
Lance, Leonard
· Mar 8, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 865: Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-865/
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"H.R. 865: Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-865/.
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H.R. 865, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-865/.
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