H.R. 5947 · 114th Congress
Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016
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McDermottSponsor6 cosponsors · 4 D, 2 R
4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 7, 2016
Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth.
(The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group [e.g., qualified veterans, ex-felons, SSI recipients] to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.)
A "qualified foster care transition youth" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as: (1) not having attained age 27 as of the hiring date, and (2) as having been in foster care after attaining the younger of age 16 or the age specified in provisions of the Social Security Act related to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016
Latest action (Sep 7, 2016): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 7, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.