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HR 1196 116th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Wages and earnings

Jobs for Veterans Act of 2019

Introduced: February 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jobs for Veterans Act of 2019

This bill allows an increased work opportunity tax credit for employers who hire veterans who have been certified as discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and who begin working for the employer after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2024. This increased credit is in addition to any work opportunity tax credit allowed to a veteran with a service-connected disability.

What's happening now February 13, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Cartwright, Matt
· Jul 9, 2020
Katko, John
· Jan 8, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Oct 30, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Feb 13, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1196: Jobs for Veterans Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1196/
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"H.R. 1196: Jobs for Veterans Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1196/.
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H.R. 1196, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1196/.
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