United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4840 (114th)
Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016
Introduced
22 March 2016
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the work opportunity tax credit, to: (1) make such credit permanent; (2) increase to $14,000, for ex-felons, the amount of wages that may be taken into account for purposes of computing the credit; and (3) increase from one to three years the period after the conviction or release of an ex-felon during which an employer may hire an ex-felon and claim a work opportunity tax credit for such hiring.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 March 2016
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 March 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 March 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4840
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4840