114-hr-4840114th Congress

Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016

Sponsored By: Representative Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

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Summary

Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the work opportunity tax credit, to: (1) make such credit permanent; (2) increase to $14,000, for ex-felons, the amount of wages that may be taken into account for purposes of computing the credit; and (3) increase from one to three years the period after the conviction or release of an ex-felon during which an employer may hire an ex-felon and claim a work opportunity tax credit for such hiring.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

NJ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 3/22/2016

  • CHARLES RANGEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/22/2016

  • Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 3/22/2016

  • ELIJAH CUMMINGS

    MD • D

    Sponsored 4/15/2016

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