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H.R. 1346: Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021

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H.R. 1346: Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-25 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021

Plain summary

Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 This bill extends existing and establishes new tax credits that assist the hospitality and restaurant industry. Specifically, it allows a conventionand trade show restart tax credit; extends the employee retention tax credit through 2021; suspends for taxable years 2021 through 2022, the limitation on entertainment expenses related to a trade or business, allows a restaurant and dining restart credit for businesses closed or forced to reduce services due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019); allows a 50% tax credit for travel expenditures; and allows a tax credit for unmerchantable inventory for the period between December 31, 2019, and before April 1, 2021.

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Official text

Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · 115 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darin LaHood (R-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Angie Craig (D-MN), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 55 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] reported raising $4.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1346 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117