US SB2138 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Veterans Hiring Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer a 50% reduction in the rate of the employment tax for wages paid to a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Makes such reduced rate effective during the period of four consecutive calendar quarters beginning with the first day of the first such calendar quarter beginning after the enactment of this Act.
Title
Veterans Hiring Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Employee hiring
Employment taxes
Tax-exempt organizations
Taxation
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Employment taxes
Tax-exempt organizations
Taxation
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2138/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2138/BILLS-113s2138is.pdf |
