Veterans Back to Work Act of 2012
Latest action · May 18, 2012 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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Back to Work Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2013 the work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified veterans (veterans receiving compensation for a service-connected disability and other federal assistance), and (2) allow employers who hire qualified veterans an exemption through 2013 from employment and railroad retirement taxes. Appropriates amounts to the Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to cover any revenue loss to such Funds resulting from this Act.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2012 to Oct 5, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Ann Marie Buerkle | Original | May 18, 2012 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | May 18, 2012 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jun 26, 2012 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jun 26, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 5, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 18, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2012Introduced in House
- May 18, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3163.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and to allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Back to Work Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2012Introduced in House
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