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HR 1803 114th Congress House

Veterans Back to Work Act of 2015

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

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent 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 in the case of veterans.

Introduced: April 15, 2015 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 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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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Apr 15, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 15, 2015
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 Latest action April 15, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Back to Work Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent 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 from employment and railroad retirement taxes for such veterans' first-year wages. 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1600 Reintroduced Bill Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1803: Veterans Back to Work Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1803/
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"H.R. 1803: Veterans Back to Work Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1803/.
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H.R. 1803, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1803/.
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