3.0.0 2800 2019-11-15T21:57:47Z 2019-11-15T21:57:47Z Senate S S 2008-04-02 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-04-02T18:37:58Z 2008-04-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2008-04-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA N B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2008-04-10 False Labor and Employment Crime and Law Enforcement Ex-offenders Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Income tax Rehabilitation of criminals Surety and fidelity Tax credits Taxation Labor and Employment 00 2008-04-02 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-30T15:21:42Z Employment Access for Recidivism Reduction Nationwide or the EARN Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) promote the work opportunity tax credit program by reducing backlogs of employer applications for certifications under such program and by increasing awareness of the availability of such credit; and (2) increase the number of fidelity bonds purchased and issued by states through the Federal Bonding Program.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the work opportunity tax credit for employers who employ ex-felons hired under certain federal programs.

]]> Employment Access for Recidivism Reduction Nationwide Short Titles as Introduced Employment Access for Recidivism Reduction Nationwide Short Titles as Introduced EARN Act Display Title Employment Access for Recidivism Reduction Nationwide Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the incentives for employers to hire qualified ex-felons by enhancing the effectiveness of the work opportunity tax credit, to reduce the backlog of applications pending certification under the work opportunity tax credit program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, and to authorize a pilot program for employment-focused re-entry projects. Introduced in Senate 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2800is/xml/BILLS-110s2800is.xml 2008-04-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.