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HR 413 116th Congress House

Hire A Hero Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: Plaskett, Stacey E. Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee hiringIncome tax creditsNational Guard and reservesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earnings
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 9, 2019
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 Latest action January 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hire A Hero Act of 2019

This bill allows small businesses a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a member of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard. The bill also makes permanent the provisions of the credit that apply to the hiring of qualified veterans and members of the Ready Reserve and National Guard.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 27, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jun 21, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jun 21, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 21, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· May 10, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 10, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· May 10, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · May 10, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 10, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 10, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 10, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 10, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 10, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· May 10, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 413: Hire A Hero Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-413/
MLA
"H.R. 413: Hire A Hero Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-413/.
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H.R. 413, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-413/.
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[H.R. 413: Hire A Hero Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-413/)
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