# 117-hr-6161: Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act

117-hr-6161, Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6161
- Congress: 117
- Title: Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2021-12-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 114
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act This bill provides for a reinstatement of the employee retention tax credit through 2021. The credit was established to compensate employers whose businesses were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for wages paid to their employees.

## Cosponsors (114)

- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sempolinski, Joseph [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6161 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6161)

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