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H.R. 186 (116th)

Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act

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Introduced

3 January 2019

Last action

3 January 2019 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

Subjects

Agriculture, Taxation

Source updated

6 December 2025

Agriculture · Taxation

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Summary

Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act This bill allows a new business-related tax credit for the start-up expenses of a veteran-owned small business in an underserved community. The allowable amount of such credit is 15% of start-up expenditures that do not exceed $80,000. To be eligible for the credit, the small business must (1) be owned and controlled by one or more veterans or spouses of veterans, and (2) have a principal place of business in an underserved community. An "underserved community" is any area located within (1) a HUBZone (as defined by the Small Business Act), (2) an empowerment zone or an enterprise community, (3) an area of low income or moderate income (as recognized by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council), or (4) a county with persistent poverty (as classified by the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture).

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Timeline

  1. 3 January 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  2. 3 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 3 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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