Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) has reintroduced H.R.6833 – Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act to build the U.S. workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The bill will strengthen the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which has a proven track record of helping disadvantaged individuals secure employment.
Smucker has introduced the legislation in the House with colleagues Reps. Steven Horsford (NV-4), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03). Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH).
“The best anti-poverty program is a good job. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a program that supports employers and employees as they reenter the workforce. I am committed to helping disadvantaged Americans get back to work by advancing legislation to improve this proven tool. WOTC is a bipartisan solution that every Member of Congress should support,” said Representative Smucker.
The Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act would:
- Update the WOTC, which has not been changed since its enactment twenty-seven years ago and encourage longer-service employment.
- Increase the current credit percentage from 40% to 50% of qualified wages.
- Add a second level of credit for employees who work 400 or more hours.
- Eliminate the arbitrary age cap at which SNAP recipients are eligible for WOTC. This change will provide an incentive to hire older workers and better align the credit with previously adopted work reforms.
The legislation has received praise and support from stakeholders.
CMS will keep you updated on the progress of this legislation as it progresses.
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