# 114-hr-5947: Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016

114-hr-5947, Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5947
- Congress: 114
- Title: Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-09-07
- Sponsor: JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016 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 younger of age 16 or the age specified in provisions of the Social Security Act related to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2016-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5947 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5947)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5947 (as of 2025-11-18).