H.R.2060: Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2017

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Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group [e.g., qualified veterans, ex-felons, SSI recipients] to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.) A...

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April 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 6, 2017

Introduced in the House by Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

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