# 115-hr-4088: Career Advancement through New Skills Act

115-hr-4088, Career Advancement through New Skills Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4088
- Congress: 115
- Title: Career Advancement through New Skills Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-10-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Career Advancement through New Skills Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for employers that is equal to 25% of the qualified education and training expenses paid or incurred for employees. The expenses taken into account for the credit may not exceed $5,000 with respect to any employee for any taxable year. "Qualified education and training expenses" must be for a program specifically designed to maintain or improve skills of the employee which are necessary or useful either: (1) in the employee's current position with the employer, or (2) in another position with the employer to which the employer reasonably anticipates the employee may transfer. The credit does not apply to expenses for education or training programs that are provided by the employer or by certain family members or business partners of the employer.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-3770: Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4088 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4088)

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- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless vete…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4099)
- [115-hr-3770: Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3770)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4088 (as of 2025-11-18).