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HR 2964 116th Congress House Taxation Adoption and foster care Employee hiring Employment and training programs Income tax credits Wages and earnings Youth employment and child labor

Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019

Introduced: May 23, 2019 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019

This bill expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth.

(The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group [e.g., qualified veterans, ex-felons, SSI recipients] to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.)

A "qualified foster care transition youth" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as (1) not having attained age 27 as of the hiring date, and (2) as having been in foster care after attaining the age specified in provisions of the Social Security Act related to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (currently 18 years of age).

What's happening now May 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1651 Related bill Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019
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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jan 7, 2020
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 8, 2019
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 11, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 30, 2019
Reed, Tom
· May 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2964: Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2964/
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"H.R. 2964: Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2964/.
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H.R. 2964, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2964/.
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