US Congress House Bill 5947 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on September 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group (e.g., qualified veterans, ex-felons, SSI recipients) to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.) A "qualified foster care transition youth" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as: (1) not having attained age 27 as of the hiring date, and (2) as having been in foster care after attaining the younger of age 16 or the age specified in provisions of the Social Security Act related to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.

Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016

Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2016-09-07	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR: E1214)
2016-09-07	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5947/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5947/BILLS-114hr5947ih.pdf