# 114-hr-3198: Small Business Jobs Act of 2015

114-hr-3198, Small Business Jobs Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3198
- Congress: 114
- Title: Small Business Jobs Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2015-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Small Business Jobs Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a qualified small employer a business-related tax credit for the cost of hiring up to 5 new employees who work for such employer, on average, at least 30 hours per week. The bill defines "qualified small employer" as an employer who: (1) has a place of business in a county with an annual unemployment rate that is at least 1% greater than the national rate for the preceding calendar year; and (2) did not employ fewer than 2, or more than 100, employees in the preceding calendar year. The bill allows an employer who is a tax-exempt organization to claim such credit. The credit is not available for wages paid after December 31, 2017.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2015-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] (D-NE), 2016-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3198 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3198)

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