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HR 1243 United States House · 117th Congress

Skills Renewal Act

Summary
Skills Renewal Act This bill allows a refundable tax credit for qualified training services received by certain individuals who are unemployed in 2020 due to the coronavius (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) pandemic.The bill defines qualified training service as a course or program of study identified by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for a state, or as a course or program of study relating to computer science, technology, or another high need area, such as a coding boot camp, that has been precertified by the Department of Labor.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides refundable tax credit for unemployed individuals' pandemic-related training, reducing tax burden on lower-income groups per tax relief indicators.92% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides refundable tax credit for pandemic-unemployed individuals to access high-need job training (e.g., coding boot camps), advancing employment opportunities and workforce retraining.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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President
Introduced Feb 23, 2021 Last action Feb 23, 2021
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Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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Party
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Photo of Derek Kilmer
Derek Kilmer
DDemocratic
WA
6
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Photo of Glenn Thompson
Glenn Thompson
RRepublican
PA
15