HOUSE 3449117th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HIRE Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 5/20/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-20Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-05-20Introduced in House
- 2021-05-20Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-20 (00)
Hiring Incentive to Return Employment Act of 2021 or the HIRE Act of 2021
This bill increases the rate of the work opportunity tax credit from 40% to 50% of wages paid to members of the targeted groups eligible for such credit over a two-year period. It also increases to $10,000 the amount of wages taken into account for purposes of the credit.
Cosponsors (18)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
Subjects
- Employee hiring
- Food assistance and relief
- Income tax credits
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Unemployment
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Wages and earnings
- Youth employment and child labor
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