# 119-hr-2507: Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act of 2025

119-hr-2507, Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2507
- Congress: 119
- Title: Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands youth access to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).** The bill broadens the credit so more young people and employers can qualify year round, raises the credit amount, and adds a new "disconnected youth" category. - Employers: Makes part-time, school-year hires eligible by covering youth who work up to 20 hours per week between September 16 and April 30 while regularly attending secondary school. It also raises the credit amount for eligible youth, though the text does not list the new dollar value. - Young people and families: Creates a new "disconnected youth" pathway for ages 16 to under 25 who have not recently attended school or worked and who lack basic skills. It also includes ages 16 to under 21 who were in foster care during the prior 12 months as a qualifying group. - Program rules and timing: Replaces "summer" limits with a year-round framework across the statute and applies these changes to workers who begin employment after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Broader tax credit for youth hiring: benefit, high. If enacted, employers could claim the Work Opportunity Tax Credit for more youth hires. The credit would be available year-round, not just in summer. Part-time students could qualify. They must work 20 hours a week or less between September 16 and April 30 while attending secondary school. Employer…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2507 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2507)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2507 (as of 2026-04-21).