US Congress Senate Bill 1651 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group [e.g., qualified veterans, ex-felons, SSI recipients] to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.) A "qualified foster care transition youth" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as (1) not having attained age 27 as of the hiring date, and (2) as having been in foster care after attaining the age specified in provisions of the Social Security Act related to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (currently 18 years of age).

Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB2964 (Related) 2019-05-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1651/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1651/BILLS-116s1651is.pdf