BRIDGE Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7998 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7998 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the work opportunity tax credit. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2026 Mr. Bell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the work opportunity tax credit. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Building Reentry and Inclusive Development for Greater Employment Act'' or the ``BRIDGE Act''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT. (a) Extension of Credit.--Section 51(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''. (b) Expansion of Credit.-- (1) Qualified ex-felon.--Sectio…