HR9781-118

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for investors in start-up businesses, to provide a credit for wages paid by start-up businesses to their first employees, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 24, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for investors in start-up businesses, to provide a credit for wages paid by start-up businesses to their first employees, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Labor, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H73BF929F34E543B0B0CD61F99B8F23A6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) Act.
  • Section H0E2AD7A941C1457C8293FAC29EC27CF2: 2. Small business investor tax credit Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end...
  • Section H7795348D952C412AA148A271EA8C4F31: 45BB. Small Business Investor Tax Credit For purposes of section 38, the small business investor credit determined under this section for any taxable year is...
  • Section HE918742135274B59936597F5F716AAF5: 3. First Employee Business Wage Credit Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 2, is...
  • Section H16D49554676C4216A4609BDD61D7ED2A: 45CC. First Employee Business Wage Credit For purposes of section 38, in the case of a qualifying business entity, the first employee business wage credit...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for investors in start-up businesses, to provide a credit for wages paid by start-up businesses to their first employees, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Labor, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for investors in start-up businesses, to provide a credit for wages paid by start-up businesses to their first employees, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Labor Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 24, 2024

Ms. Chu (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Labor Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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