# 116-hr-5261: RAISE Act of 2019

116-hr-5261, RAISE Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5261
- Congress: 116
- Title: RAISE Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2019-11-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rewarding American Investments to Support Employees Act of 2019 or the RAISE Act of 2019 This bill allows employers a tax credit for 10% of the increase in the aggregate amount of wages paid to specified employees in the current taxable year. The credit shall not exceed $500,000 for any employer for any taxable year. The bill defines "specified employee" as any employee who (1) was employed continuously in one or more trades or businesses of the employer, and (2) earned wages not in excess of $75,000.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5261 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5261)

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- [116-hr-8845: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8845)
- [116-hr-8775: Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8775)
- [116-hr-8743: Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8743)
- [116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 So…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8726)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5261 (as of 2025-11-18).