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H.R. 481

Referred to Committee

Long-Term Unemployed Hiring Incentive Act

Introduced 1/22/2015•114th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

1/22/2015 • House

Summary

Long-Term Unemployed Hiring Incentive Act

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow through December 31, 2017, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified long-term unemployed individual.  Defines "qualified long-term unemployed individual" as any individual certified by the designated local agency as: (1) having exhausted, as of the hiring date, all rights to regular compensation under federal or state law; (2) having no rights to regular compensation with respect to the most recent week ending before the hiring date; and (3) not receiving compensation under the unemployment compensation law of Canada.

Introduced in House • 1/22/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Employee hiringIncome tax creditsUnemploymentWages and earnings

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (2)

Party Breakdown

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1
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Sponsor

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Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]

Democrat • NJ-9

Sponsored 1/22/2015

Cosponsors (1)

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Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]

R-NY-23

Joined 1/22/2015

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 22, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Introduced in House1/22/2015

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1