United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2839 (111th)
Puerto Rico Work and Empowerment Act of 2009
Introduced
11 June 2009
Last action
11 June 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Bill Pascrell, Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], JOSEPH CROWLEY, CAROLYN MALONEY, Albio Sires, Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], ALCEE HASTINGS
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Puerto Rico Work and Empowerment Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit.
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Timeline
11 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 June 2009 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 June 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 June 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 June 2009
Sponsors
- Bill Pascrell · D · Sponsor
- Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- JOSEPH CROWLEY · D · Sponsor
- CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Sponsor
- Albio Sires · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
- ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2839
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2839
- us · 111-hr-2839 · source updated 14 August 2025