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H.R. 3003: Jobs for Heroes Act

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H.R. 3003: Jobs for Heroes Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-09 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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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What does this mean?

Official title

Jobs for Heroes Act

Plain summary

Jobs for Heroes Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the work opportunity tax credit, to: (1) revise the definition of "qualified veteran" to expand the eligibility of veterans for such credit, (2) allow such credit for the hiring of a qualified member of the Ready Reserve or National Guard, and (3) make such credit permanent. Revises the tax credit for differential wage payments made by employers on behalf of Members of the Uniformed Services to: (1) extend eligibility for such credit to an employer without regard to the size of such employer's workforce, and (2) make such credit permanent.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Jobs for Heroes Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3003 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114