US Congress House Bill 1739 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-1)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows tax credits for charitable contributions to certain nonprofit organizations with the exclusive purpose of providing (1) workforce development and apprenticeship training, or (2) scholarships for elementary and secondary education expenses of students from households with income that does not exceed 200% of the median gross income. The bill limits the credits to specified amounts for individuals and corporations. It also (1) imposes a tax on workforce development, apprenticeship training, and scholarship granting organizations that fail to distribute a specified portion of their receipts; and (2) establishes a $2 billion annual volume cap for the tax credits allowed under this bill.

USA Workforce Tax Credit Act

Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN]
Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Carol Miller [R-WV]	Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA]
Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-03-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1739/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1739/BILLS-116hr1739ih.pdf