Encouraging Work Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

RSR SantorumSponsor

16 cosponsors · 7 D, 8 R, 1 I

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Encouraging Work Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the work opportunity credit permanent.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 4, 2003

Encouraging Work Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the work opportunity credit permanent.

Modifies such credit by: (1) repealing the requirement that a "qualified ex-felon" be a member of a low-income (as specified) family; (2) increasing the maximum age for eligibility of food stamp recipients to 40 years; (3) redefining the term "vocational rehabilitation referral"; (4) adding "long-term family assistance recipients" (as defined) to the definition of "targeted groups"; and (5) increasing the maximum allowable credit for employment of long-term family assistance recipients.

Repeals the separate welfare-to-work credit.

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About this bill and sources

Official title: Encouraging Work Act of 2003

Latest action (Mar 23, 2004): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2981-2982)

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 4, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.