Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 6, 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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2017
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 age specified in provisions of the Social Security Act related to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (currently 16 years of age).
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2017 to Nov 2, 2018, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 8, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 2, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 885 | Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Apr 6, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House
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