# 115-hr-4470: Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Act

115-hr-4470, Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4470
- Congress: 115
- Title: Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-11-28
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until December 31, 2018, the suspension of employment and railroad retirement taxes for employers who hire unemployed individuals.  The aggregate reduction in taxes from such suspension is limited to $5,000 per employee. The bill modifies the unemployment requirement to require a signed affidavit from the unemployed individual that, during the entire 27-week period ending on the hiring date, such individual: (1) was receiving federal or state unemployment compensation, or (2) was unemployed and would have received unemployment compensation except for having exhausted the right to receive such compensation during such period.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7359: Voter Information and Access Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7346: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7345: National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act
- 115-hr-7330: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7308: Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4470 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4470)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7359: Voter Information and Access Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7359)
- [115-hr-7346: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7346)
- [115-hr-7345: National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7345)
- [115-hr-7330: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7330)
- [115-hr-7308: Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7308)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4470 (as of 2025-11-18).