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HR6231Referred to Committee

Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-20
Introduced
25
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Lloyd Smucker
Lloyd Smucker
Republican · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.5% (589 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001199

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (25)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)Original· 2025-11-20
  • David Kustoff (R-TN-8)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Max L. Miller (R-OH-7)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Steven Horsford (D-NV-4)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)· 2025-11-25
  • Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2025-11-25
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2025-12-01
  • Mike Carey (R-OH-15)· 2025-12-01
  • Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)· 2025-12-09
  • Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25)· 2025-12-09
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2025-12-09
  • Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)· 2025-12-16
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2025-12-16
  • John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)· 2026-02-10
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)· 2026-03-04
  • Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)· 2026-03-04
  • Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16)· 2026-03-24
  • Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1)· 2026-04-15
  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2026-05-13
  • Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5)· 2026-05-13

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2025-11-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-11-20

Previously

  • Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-20

Plain-English Summary

This bill would make it easier and more valuable for businesses to hire workers from groups that face employment barriers, such as veterans, people with disabilities, and long-term unemployed individuals, by expanding and improving a tax credit that rewards companies for hiring these workers. The changes would likely increase the tax breaks companies receive when they employ people from these targeted groups, potentially encouraging more hiring of workers who might otherwise struggle to find jobs. The bill is currently under review by the House committee that handles tax policy.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Taxation
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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