US Congress House Bill 5250 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-11 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10028)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 to elect to claim the tax credit as an exemption from employment and railroad retirement taxes for such veterans' first-year wages, subject to specified limitations. The bill appropriates amounts to the Social Security trust funds and the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account to cover any revenue loss to such funds resulting from this bill.

Veterans Back to Work Act of 2019

Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]

Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-11	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10028)
2019-11-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-11-21	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5250/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5250/BILLS-116hr5250ih.pdf