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Skills Renewal Act

Introduced: May 20, 2020 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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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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May 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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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 20, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7032 Identical bill Skills Renewal Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 20, 2020
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 20, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3779: Skills Renewal Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3779/
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"S. 3779: Skills Renewal Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3779/.
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S. 3779, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3779/.
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