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Introductory Statement on S. 1210

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D000563
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D000563
Source
Congressional Record · original
Chamber
senate
Published
Monday, March 31, 2025

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Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S1926] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth): S. 1210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit for certain youth employees; to the Committee on Finance. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1210 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE…

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Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S1926] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth): S. 1210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit for certain youth employees; to the Committee on Finance. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1210 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT FOR CERTAIN YOUTH EMPLOYEES. (a) Expansion of Credit for Summer Youth.-- (1) Credit allowed for year-round employment.--Section 51(d)(7)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (A) by striking clauses (i) and (iii) and redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (B) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking ``(or if later, on May 1 of the calendar year involved),''; (C) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) (as so redesignated) and inserting ``, and''; and (D) adding at the end the following new clause: ``(iii) who will be employed for not more than 20 hours per week during any period between September 16 and April 30 in which such individual is regularly attending any secondary school.''. (2) Increase in credit amount.--Section 51(d)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). (3) Conforming amendments.-- (A) Subparagraph (F) of section 51(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``summer''. (B) Paragraph (7) of section 51(d) of such Code is amended-- (i) by striking ``summer'' each place it appears in subparagraphs (A); (ii) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraph (A)(iv)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)(ii)''; and (iii) by striking ``summer'' in the heading thereof. (b) Credit for Disconnected Youth.-- (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting ``, or'' , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(K) an disconnected youth.''. (2) Disconnected youth.--Paragraph (14) of section 51(d) of such Code is amended to read as follows: ``(14) Disconnected youth.--The term `disconnected youth' means any individual who-- ``(A)(i) is certified by the designated local agency as having attained age 16 but not age 25 on the hiring date, and ``(ii) has self-certified (on a form prescribed by the Secretary) that such individual-- ``(I) has not regularly attended any secondary, technical, or post-secondary school during the 6-month period preceding the hiring date, ``(II) has not been regularly employed during such 6-month period, and ``(III) is not readily employable by reason of lacking a sufficient number of basic skills, or ``(B) is certified by the designated local agency as-- ``(i) having attained age 16 but not age 21 on the hiring date, and ``(ii) an eligible foster child (as defined in section 152(f)(1)(C)) who was in foster care during the 12-month period ending on the hiring date.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act. ______

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