HR 191 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Hire A Hero Act of 2017

Introduced Jan 3, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI

Latest action · Jan 3, 2017 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.

IntroducedJan 3, 2017
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Hire A Hero Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow small businesses a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a member of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard, and (2) make such credit with respect to the hiring of qualified veterans and members of the Ready Reserve and National Guard permanent.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 31, 2017 to Nov 6, 2018.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-WI	Ron Kind		Oct 31, 2017
D-TN	Steve Cohen		Nov 6, 2018

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 Jan 3, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2017Referred 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

[Pages H51-H52] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Ms. PLASKETT: H.R. 191. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Sections 7 and 8, All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives. The Congress shall have Power to Lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 1, January 3, 2017, page H52.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 413	Hire A Hero Act of 2019	Reintroduced Bill	Jan 9, 2019
HR 2457	Hire A Hero Act of 2015	Reintroduction of	May 19, 2015
HR 4380	Better Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017	Related bill	Dec 7, 2017

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 allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Hire A Hero Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House

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