House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
USA Workforce Tax Credit Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 1, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Mar 1, 2018 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5153.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMUCKER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 37, March 1, 2018, Page H1342):Clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 1, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5153, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5153
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
45 cosponsors — 45 Republicans
0 of 45 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Chris Collins (R-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Faso (R-NY), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Garret Graves (R-LA), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), J. Hill (R-AR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Steve King (R-IA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Luke Messer (R-IN), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Ralph Norman (R-SC) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker.
- H.R. 1972 (115th) VA Billing Accountability Act
- H.R. 2991 (115th) Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act
- H.R. 2866 (115th) Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act
- H.R. 3888 (115th) Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017
- H.R. 4703 (115th) Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2017
- H.R. 1971 (115th) Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.