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H.R. 6524

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6524, the HIRE Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 9, 2025 by Rep. French Hill (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Dec 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 6524 has 8 co-sponsors.

hb6524/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6524 IH: Helping Individuals Rejoin Employment Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6524  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 9, 2025   Mr. Hill of Arkansas  (for himself,  Ms. Davids of Kansas ,  Mrs. Dingell ,  Mr. Carey , and  Ms. Malliotakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit and to make employers of social security disability insurance beneficiaries eligible for such credit, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Helping Individuals Rejoin Employment Act   or the   HIRE Act  .
2.
Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit
(a)
Extension of credit
 Section 51(c)(4)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  December 31, 2025  and inserting  December 31, 2030 .
(b)
Credit for hiring social security disability insurance beneficiaries
(1)
In general
Section 51(d)(1) of such Code 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)
a qualified social security disability insurance beneficiary.
 .
(2)
Qualified social security disability insurance beneficiary
Section 51(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(16)
Qualified social security disability insurance beneficiary
The term  qualified social security disability insurance beneficiary  means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being entitled to disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for any month ending within the 60-day 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 December 31, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit and to make employers of social security disability insurance beneficiaries eligible for such credit, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. French Hill (R) sponsors H.R. 6524, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6524 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Dec 9, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6524 has taken 2 actions since Dec 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 9, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 9, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 6524 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6524 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • HIRE Act — Display Title
  • HIRE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Helping Individuals Rejoin Employment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit and to make employers of social security disability insurance beneficiaries eligible for such credit, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6524 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Economics/Economic Development, Government Issues, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ALLSUPA disability representation company and an employment network agencyIllinois12$100K
UNITED STEEL PAPER & FORESTRY RUBBER MANUFACTURING ENERGY—District of Columbia12—
SOURCEAMERICA—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE MCSWANE GROUP12$100K
UNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY12—
SOURCEAMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JAMES O'DONNELL112
JAMES SAVAGE112
JOHN MARTINEZ112
KATHRYN WALLACE112
MARCIE MCSWANE112
ROY HOUSEMAN112
ALICIA EPSTEIN111
JEFFREY KALOC111
JOHNATHAN ROSE111
JOSHUA PROSSER111
RICARDO TERRAZAS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
UNITED STEEL PAPER & FORESTRY RUBBER MANUFACTURING ENERGYUNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY2026 first_quarter$540K1st Quarter - Report
UNITED STEEL PAPER & FORESTRY RUBBER MANUFACTURING ENERGYUNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY2025 fourth_quarter$540K4th Quarter - Report
ALLSUPTHE MCSWANE GROUP2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
ALLSUPTHE MCSWANE GROUP2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
SOURCEAMERICASOURCEAMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6524 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6524’s is Taxation.

hr6524/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com