# 114-hr-4840: Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016

114-hr-4840, Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4840
- Congress: 114
- Title: Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-03-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5207: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016
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- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.

## Sources
- [114-hr-4840 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4840)

## Related
- [114-hr-6073: Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6073)
- [114-hr-5930: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5930)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-5207: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5207)
- [114-hr-5067: Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5067)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4840 (as of 2025-11-18).