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H.R. 4922 116th Congress House

Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for angel investors in start-up businesses, to provide a credit for wages paid by start-up b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for angel investors in start-up businesses, to provide a credit for wages paid by start-up businesses to their first employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2019 Introduced by: Judy Chu Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness investment and capitalBusiness recordsDepartment of the Treasury
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Employment taxesFinancial services and investmentsIncome tax creditsInterest, dividends, interest ratesWages and earnings
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
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.
Oct 30, 2019
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 Latest action October 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) Act

This bill provides for a new angel investor tax credit to promote investment in start-up businesses and a first employee tax credit equal to 25% of employee wages, up to $10,000 in a taxable year. An employer may elect to apply the amount of the first employee tax credit to payroll tax liability.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4922: Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4922/
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"H.R. 4922: Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4922/.
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H.R. 4922, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4922/.
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