US HB2133 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified veterans (veterans receiving compensation for a service-connected disability and other federal assistance), and (2) allow employers who hire qualified veterans an exemption from employment and railroad retirement taxes for such veterans' first-year wages. Appropriates amounts to the Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to cover any revenue loss to such Funds resulting from this Act.

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Title

Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-05-23HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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