# 116-hr-7032: Skills Renewal Act

116-hr-7032, Skills Renewal Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7032
- Congress: 116
- Title: Skills Renewal Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-05-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Skills Renewal Act This bill allows eligible individuals a refundable tax credit, up to $4,000 in a taxable year, for expenses paid for qualified training services. The bill defines qualified training service as a course or program of study that is listed in provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or that relates to computer science, technology, or another high-need area, such as a coding boot camp, that have been precertified by the Department of Labor; and eligible individual as an individual who became unemployed or furloughed in 2020 but was otherwise able to work and was available for work and has applied for or is receiving pandemic emergency unemployment compensation related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7032 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7032)

## Related
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- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7032 (as of 2025-11-18).