Technology Retraining and Investment Now Act for the 21st Century
Latest action · Nov 15, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Technology Retraining and Investment Now Act for the 21st Century - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50 percent of the information and communications technology education and training program expenses of individuals and employees, up to $4,000 in a taxable year. Increases the allowable amount of such credit to $5,000 for expenses for a program operated: (1) in an empowerment zone, enterprise community, or renewal community; (2) in a school district in which at least 50 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches; (3) in an federally-declared disaster area; (4) in certain rural areas receiving federal assistance; (5) in an Indian tribal jurisdiction; (6) by an employer with 200 or fewer employees during a specified period; or (7) for a disabled individual.
Defines "information technology education and training program expenses" to include: (1) course work; (2) certification testing; (3) apprenticeship programs registered by the Department of Labor; and (4) other expenses essential to assessing skill acquisition.
Redefines "eligible educational institution" to include a commercial information and communications technology training provider.
Establishes an Information Technology Training Certification Advisory Board to develop: (1) guidelines for computer science, information technology, and related college courses; and (2) a list of the information technology training and certifications that qualify for the tax credit established by this Act.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2005 to Jun 7, 2006, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | Original | Nov 15, 2005 |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Original | Nov 15, 2005 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Nov 15, 2005 |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Dec 15, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 18, 2006 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Jun 7, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2005Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- College costs
- Commerce
- Computer literacy
- Curricula
- Depressed areas
- Disabled
- Disaster relief
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Enterprise zones
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Income tax
- Indian education
- Indian lands
- Information technology
- Labor and Employment
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Rural economic development
- School districts
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small business
- Social Welfare
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Technical education
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2005Introduced in House
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