H.R. 1663: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily provide the work opportunity tax credit for small businesses hiring unemployed individuals.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-15 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily provide the work opportunity tax credit for small businesses hiring unemployed individuals.

Plain summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small businesses with gross receipts in the preceding taxable year not exceeding $20 million a work opportunity tax credit for hiring individuals who have been receiving state unemployment compensation for not less than 4 weeks in the 1-year period ending on the hiring date. Increases the amount of wages eligible for such credit from $6,000 to $12,000 for the hiring of individuals in a high unemployment zone (a county that has an unemployment rate exceeding the greater of 4% or the national unemployment rate). Terminates such credit after December 31, 2013.

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Official text

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily provide the work opportunity tax credit for small businesses hiring unemployed individuals.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] · 17 cosponsors

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Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1663.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1663 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112