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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to the hiring of veterans in the field of renewable energy.

USA115th CongressHR-328| House 
| Updated: 1/5/2017
Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (6)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies or the INVEST Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of a specified veteran who works in a field of renewable energy. A "specified veteran" means any veteran who is certified as: (1) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense of a military occupational specialty or skill in a field of renewable energy or with respect to advanced manufacturing, machinist or welding, or engineering; (2) having completed a vocational degree in a field of renewable energy; or (3) having completed a LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification with the United States Green Building Council. The Department of the Treasury shall pay: (1) each U.S. possession (i.e., American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss to such possession due to this Act; and (2) each U.S. possession without such a tax system an amount estimated to equal the loss to such possession that would have occurred due to this Act if such a tax system had been in effect.
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Timeline
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • January 5, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 5, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Alternative and renewable resourcesAmerican SamoaCaribbean areaGuamIncome tax creditsNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVirgin IslandsWages and earnings

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to the hiring of veterans in the field of renewable energy.

USA115th CongressHR-328| House 
| Updated: 1/5/2017
Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies or the INVEST Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of a specified veteran who works in a field of renewable energy. A "specified veteran" means any veteran who is certified as: (1) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense of a military occupational specialty or skill in a field of renewable energy or with respect to advanced manufacturing, machinist or welding, or engineering; (2) having completed a vocational degree in a field of renewable energy; or (3) having completed a LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification with the United States Green Building Council. The Department of the Treasury shall pay: (1) each U.S. possession (i.e., American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss to such possession due to this Act; and (2) each U.S. possession without such a tax system an amount estimated to equal the loss to such possession that would have occurred due to this Act if such a tax system had been in effect.
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Timeline
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • January 5, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 5, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (6)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative and renewable resourcesAmerican SamoaCaribbean areaGuamIncome tax creditsNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVirgin IslandsWages and earnings