,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #igh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #b1 #bjai,mr4 ,portman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mr4 ,menendez7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to permanently extend the work opportunity credit4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,work ,opportunity ,tax ,credit and ,jobs ,act4 #b4 ,work opportunity credit made permanent 7a7 ,in general ,section #ea7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e74 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after ,december #ca1 #bjai4