119th Congress

H.R. 6231

Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act

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Sponsor: Lloyd Smucker(R-PA)
Introduced: Nov 20, 2025
Policy area: Taxation
Committees: House Committee on Ways and Means
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (30)

Original cosponsors (7)

Added later (23)

Daniel Webster (R-FL) · Nov 25, 2025
Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Nov 25, 2025
Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) · Dec 1, 2025
Mike Carey (R-OH) · Dec 1, 2025
Claudia Tenney (R-NY) · Dec 9, 2025
Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY) · Dec 9, 2025
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · Dec 9, 2025
Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC) · Dec 16, 2025
Julia Brownley (D-CA) · Dec 16, 2025
John J. McGuire III (R-VA) · Feb 10, 2026
Lucy McBath (D-GA) · Mar 4, 2026
Nick LaLota (R-NY) · Mar 4, 2026
Veronica Escobar (D-TX) · Mar 24, 2026
Carol D. Miller (R-WV) · Apr 15, 2026
Donald G. Davis (D-NC) · May 13, 2026
Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK) · May 13, 2026
Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · May 19, 2026
Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · Jun 30, 2026
Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · Aug 31, 2026
John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Sep 10, 2026
Ann Wagner (R-MO) · Sep 28, 2026
Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) · Sep 28, 2026
Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Oct 1, 2026

Summary

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Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and enhance the work opportunity tax credit, to encourage longer-service employment, and to modernize the credit to make it more effective as a hiring incentive for targeted workers, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Nov 20, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Nov 20, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in House