S 2185
98th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Employer incentives
Full employment policies
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Tax credits
Tax incentives
Job Opportunity Act of 1983
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 1984
Subcommittee on Economic Growth& Revenue Sharing. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-833.
Nov 30, 1983
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Labor Department.
Nov 18, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 18, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Job Opportunity Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the expiration date for the targeted jobs tax credit from December 31, 1984, to December 31, 1989.
What's happening now
Subcommittee on Economic Growth& Revenue Sharing. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-833.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2185: Job Opportunity Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-2185/
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