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S 1271 112th Congress Senate

Job Creation Tax Credit Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 to provide a temporary credit for hiring previously unemployed workers.

Introduced: June 23, 2011 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee hiringIncome tax creditsUnemploymentWages and earnings
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Jun 23, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 23, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4100-4101)
Jun 23, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 23, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Job Creation Tax Credit Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for 15% of the wages paid to certain unemployed workers in 2011 and 10% of wages paid in 2012. Requires that such workers: (1) begin employment after the enactment of this Act and before January 13, 2013; (2) certify, under penalty of perjury, that they have not been employed for more than 40 hours during the 60-day period ending on the date they begin their employment; and (3) not be hired to replace another employee unless such employee separated from employment voluntarily or for cause.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1271: Job Creation Tax Credit Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1271/
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"S. 1271: Job Creation Tax Credit Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1271/.
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S. 1271, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1271/.
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