A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The HIRE Act seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 25 percent excise tax on outsourcing payments. An outsourcing payment is defined as a payment made by a United States person to a foreign person for labor or services that benefit consumers in the United States. This bill also prohibits the deduction of these outsourcing payments for tax purposes. The revenue generated from these taxes and penalties will be used to establish and fund the Domestic Workforce Fund. This fund is intended to support workforce development, retraining, and apprenticeship programs. These provisions are set to take effect for payments made after December 31, 2025.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +7
Does this raise the taxes companies pay?
The bill imposes a 25 percent excise tax on payments made by United States persons to foreign persons for labor or services.
- Scored +5
Is this likely to create jobs?
The Domestic Workforce Fund supports apprenticeship programs and industry partnerships to expand domestic employment.
- Scored +5
Would union members be better off under this?
The bill focuses on expanding domestic employment through apprenticeship and workforce development programs.
The opposite
- Scored -6
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill imposes a new excise tax and denies the deduction for outsourcing payments, increasing business costs.
- Scored -2
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The loss of tax deductions for outsourcing payments may increase costs for businesses relying on international service providers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Workforce Development and Retraining: The bill creates a Domestic Workforce Fund to pay for programs administered by the Department of Labor, which can help workers gain new skills (Section 3).
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Expansion of Domestic Employment: The creation of the Domestic Workforce Fund allows for apprenticeship programs and industry partnerships designed to expand jobs in sectors hit by outsourcing (Section 3).
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Support for Impacted Communities: The fund provides for grants to States to support workforce development initiatives specifically targeted at communities experiencing high levels of job displacement (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Increased Costs for Businesses: United States persons making outsourcing payments will be subject to a tax equal to 25 percent of the payment amount (Section 2).
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Loss of Tax Deductions: Businesses will no longer be allowed to take a deduction for any payments classified as outsourcing payments (Section 4).
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Higher Penalties for Non-compliance: There is an increased penalty for the failure to pay the tax imposed by this act, substituting a 50 percent rate for the previous 5 percent rate (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this raise the taxes companies pay? — The bill imposes a 25 percent excise tax on payments made by United States persons to foreign persons for labor or services. Is this likely to create jobs? — The Domestic Workforce Fund supports apprenticeship programs and industry partnerships to expand domestic employment. Is this likely to grow the economy? — The bill invests in domestic workforce development and retraining through the newly established Domestic Workforce Fund. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The loss of tax deductions for outsourcing payments may increase costs for businesses relying on international service providers.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would union members be better off under this? — The bill focuses on expanding domestic employment through apprenticeship and workforce development programs. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The fund provides grants for workforce development and retraining that can benefit displaced workers. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — State grants for workforce development can be used to support communities facing job displacement in various regions. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill imposes a new excise tax and denies the deduction for outsourcing payments, increasing business costs.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The bill funds workforce development and retraining targeted at communities experiencing high levels of job displacement.
- 10/6/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.