Thursday - November 21, 2024
*Missouri Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2024 ( 2 items )  

House Ways & Means Committee Issues Report on Educational Choice for Children Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-707) on the Educational Choice for Children Act (H.R. 9462), which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Oct. 4, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purp  more

Legislation to Expand Access to Employment Opportunities for Jobless Workers Headed to President Desk
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Legislation, introduced by Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny Davis (IL-07), to increase access to job placement services and help more Americans find gainful employment is headed to the President's desk following approval in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan BRIDGE for Workers Act (H.R  more