Expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to include justice-impacted individuals and opportunity youth.

I support expanding the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to include justice-impacted individuals and opportunity youth because people deserve a chance to make a better life for themselves.

Bell says he supports a bill expanding the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit so employers can receive incentives to hire justice-impacted individuals and opportunity youth.

Bell Introduces BRIDGE Act to Expand Pathways to Economic Mobility and Employment for Justice-Impacted Individuals and Opportunity Youth | Representative Wesley Bell
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Mr. Bell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Bell introduced H.R. 7998, the Building Reentry and Inclusive Development for Greater Employment Act, to extend and expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

H.R. 7998 (IH) - Building Reentry and Inclusive Development for Greater Employment Act - BILLS-119hr7998ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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"I support expanding the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to include justice-impacted individuals and opportunity youth" and the press release says the BRIDGE Act "will extend eligibility under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)" to previously excluded groups, including individuals with criminal records and out-of-school youth ages 16-24.

Bell publicly introduced the BRIDGE Act, a bill designed to expand WOTC to justice-impacted individuals and opportunity youth. This is a concrete legislative step toward the claim, but not evidence of enactment or final delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Bell Introduces BRIDGE Act to Expand Pathways to Economic Mobility and Employment for Justice-Impacted Individuals and Opportunity Youth | Representative Wesley Bell
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The bill title and summary state: "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the work opportunity tax credit." The document shows the action: "Mr. Bell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means."

Official bill text confirms Bell introduced legislation matching the claim and that it was referred to Ways and Means. No later action or enactment appears in this source, so the claim remains unresolved beyond introduction.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7998 (IH) - Building Reentry and Inclusive Development for Greater Employment Act - BILLS-119hr7998ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Rep. Bell announced that he introduced the BRIDGE Act and said: "I support expanding the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to include justice-impacted individuals and opportunity youth." The release says the bill would extend WOTC eligibility to people facing barriers because of a criminal record, people incarcerated/probation/institutionalized for at least 90 days, out-of-school youth ages 16-24, homeless youth ages 16-24, and foster-care-connected youth.

Bell took a concrete legislative step directly matching the promise, but the source describes introduction and proposed changes rather than enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Bell Introduces BRIDGE Act to Expand Pathways to Economic Mobility and Employment for Justice-Impacted Individuals and Opportunity Youth | Representative Wesley Bell
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The official introduced bill is titled "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the work opportunity tax credit." The bill text records that Mr. Bell introduced the bill and that it was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Official bill text confirms Bell introduced legislation to extend and expand WOTC, but only at the introduced-and-referred stage.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7998 (IH) - Building Reentry and Inclusive Development for Greater Employment Act - BILLS-119hr7998ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Congress.gov states that enacted bills and joint resolutions appear on the public-law list after NARA assigns public law numbers. The 119th Congress list shown runs from PL 119-1 through PL 119-79 and does not list H.R. 7998, the BRIDGE Act, or a Work Opportunity Tax Credit expansion.

The official public-law list does not show Bell's BRIDGE Act or an equivalent WOTC expansion enacted into law, supporting non-fulfillment as of the evidence check.

never same_term A for effort

Public Laws | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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IRS describes WOTC as available for wages paid to certain individuals who begin work on or before December 31, 2025. IRS targeted groups include formerly incarcerated or felony-convicted individuals and a limited qualified summer youth group, but the page does not show the BRIDGE Act's broader justice-impacted and opportunity-youth categories as enacted current eligibility.

Current IRS guidance does not show the promised expansion in effect; it reflects pre-existing, narrower WOTC eligibility and an authorization through December 31, 2025.

never same_term A for effort

Work Opportunity Tax Credit | Internal Revenue Service
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