3.0.0 4139 2023-01-11T13:38:22Z 2023-01-11T13:38:22Z House HR 2017-10-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 173 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POCAN:H.R. 4139.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[Page H8271]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-26T13:01:05Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-26T13:01:00Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-26T13:00:53Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-26T13:00:48Z End Outsourcing Act 115 234 S 2017-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2017-10-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-10-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-10-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-10-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-10-26 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2017-10-26 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-10-26 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2017-10-26 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2017-10-26 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2017-10-26 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2017-10-26 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-10-26 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2017-12-21 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 13 2018-01-19 False Taxation Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business investment and capital Congressional oversight Employee hiring Foreign and international corporations Government studies and investigations Income tax credits Income tax deductions Labor-management relations Military procurement, research, weapons development Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public contracts and procurement Taxation of foreign income U.S. territories and protectorates Unemployment Taxation 00 2017-10-26 Introduced in House 2017-10-31T14:02:26Z End Outsourcing Act

This bill modifies provisions of tax, labor, and federal contracting laws related to the outsourcing of jobs.

The bill amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require employers to include an outsourcing statement in the notice that must be provided to employees, state dislocated worker units, and local governments prior to plant closings and mass layoffs. The statement must specify whether part or all of the positions held by affected employees will be moved outside of the United States, regardless of whether the positions are moved within the business enterprise involved or to another business enterprise.

The Department of Labor must publish on its website a list of employers that have included an outsourcing statement in the notice or have incurred liability for failing to provide the required notice.

The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to:

  • deny certain tax deductions and accounting methods for outsourcing employers;
  • require the recapture of certain tax credits and grants that were provided to outsourcing employers and were related to the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of an outsourced facility; and
  • grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States if there is an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States.

Federal contracting officers must: (1) require contractors submitting bids or proposals to disclose specified details regarding the outsourcing of jobs, and (2) take the disclosure into account in awarding contracts.

]]> End Outsourcing Act Display Title End Outsourcing Act Short Titles as Introduced End Outsourcing Act Official Title as Introduced To provide incentives for businesses to keep jobs in America. Introduced in House 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4139ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4139ih.xml 2017-10-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.