HR 1729 · 105th Congress · Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the work opportunity credit.

Introduced 1997-05-22· Sponsored by Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31]· House

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1058)(1997-05-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the work opportunity credit to: (1) extend the credit; (2) increase the credit wage percentage; (3) revise minimum employment requirements; and (4) revise the definition of a targeted welfare (IV-A) recipient.…

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Cosponsors (15)

10 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]IL
Rep. Ensign, John [R-NV-1]NV
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14]PA
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21]NY
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2]NE
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3]OK
Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3]MD
Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]PA