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Skills Renewal Act

Introduced: May 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 27, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Skills Renewal Act

This bill allows eligible individuals a refundable tax credit, up to $4,000 in a taxable year, for expenses paid for qualified training services. The bill defines

  • qualified training service as a course or program of study that is listed in provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or that relates to computer science, technology, or another high-need area, such as a coding boot camp, that have been precertified by the Department of Labor; and
  • eligible individual as an individual who became unemployed or furloughed in 2020 but was otherwise able to work and was available for work and has applied for or is receiving pandemic emergency unemployment compensation related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
What's happening now May 27, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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