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VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2963| House 
| Updated: 5/4/2021
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (1)
Chris Pappas (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2021 This bill (1) makes permanent the work opportunity tax credit with respect to qualified veterans, (2) revises tax credit eligibility requirements for documenting the status of veterans and their receipt of unemployment compensation, and (3) extends the payroll tax offset for such credit to certain for-profit employers. The Internal Revenue Service must make annual reports to Congress on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this bill in increasing the employment of veterans. The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to pay to 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) amounts equal to the losses to such possessions due to this bill.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3550
VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2019
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
May 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3550
    VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2019


  • May 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 4, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

American SamoaAppropriationsCaribbean areaCongressional oversightEmployee hiringEmployment taxesGovernment trust fundsGuamIncome tax creditsNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoSocial security and elderly assistanceUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVirgin IslandsWages and earnings

VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2963| House 
| Updated: 5/4/2021
VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2021 This bill (1) makes permanent the work opportunity tax credit with respect to qualified veterans, (2) revises tax credit eligibility requirements for documenting the status of veterans and their receipt of unemployment compensation, and (3) extends the payroll tax offset for such credit to certain for-profit employers. The Internal Revenue Service must make annual reports to Congress on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this bill in increasing the employment of veterans. The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to pay to 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) amounts equal to the losses to such possessions due to this bill.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3550
VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2019
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
May 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3550
    VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2019


  • May 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 4, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (1)
Chris Pappas (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
American SamoaAppropriationsCaribbean areaCongressional oversightEmployee hiringEmployment taxesGovernment trust fundsGuamIncome tax creditsNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoSocial security and elderly assistanceUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVirgin IslandsWages and earnings