3.0.0 4840 2023-01-11T13:31:50Z 2023-01-11T13:31:50Z House HR 2016-03-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:H.R. 4840.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8____________________[Page H1553]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-03-22T14:01:40Z Urban Progress Act of 2016 114 5671 HR 2016-08-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Related bill CRS 2016-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 N J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2016-03-22 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2016-03-22 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2016-03-22 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2016-04-15 False Taxation Correctional facilities and imprisonment Employee hiring Income tax credits Wages and earnings Taxation 00 2016-03-22 Introduced in House 2016-04-12T18:49:14Z 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.

]]> Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 Display Title Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum wages allowed under the work opportunity tax credit for ex-felons, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4840ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4840ih.xml 2016-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.