H.R. 4392: TRAIN Act of 2004
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H.R. 4392: TRAIN Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-19 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
TRAIN Act of 2004
Plain summary
Technology Retraining And Investment Now Act of 2004 (TRAIN Act of 2004) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow businesses and individuals a tax credit for 50 percent of their information and communications technology education and training expenses up to $8,000 for a taxable year. Increases the allowable amount of the credit to $10,000 for expenses for a program operated: (1) in an empowerment zone, enterprise community, or renewal community; (2) in a school district in which at least 50 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches under the National School Lunch Act; (3) in an area designated as a disaster area under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; (4) in a designated rural enterprise community; (5) in an area designated as a Rural Economic Area Partnership Zone; (6) in an area over which an Indian tribal government has jurisdiction; (7) by an employer who has 200 or fewer employees for each business day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year; or (8) for an individual with a disability. Defines "information technology education and training program expenses" to include: (1) course work: (2) certification testing; (3) apprenticeship programs registered by the Department of Labor; and (4) other expenses that are essential to assessing skill acquisition. Redefines" eligible educational institution" to include a commercial information and communications technology training provider.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · 12 cosponsors
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Joe Wilson (R-SC)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4392.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4392 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108