For employers and workforce professionals who follow the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program, recent activity in Congress offers an encouraging sign.

The Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act (H.R. 6231 / S. 3265), legislation currently serving as a vehicle for the next reauthorization of the WOTC program while also expanding eligibility to military spouses, continues to attract bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.

The bipartisan coalition supporting this bill extends well beyond the legislation’s original sponsors, with additional lawmakers continuing to join as cosponsors months after the bills were introduced.

As of late May, the House bill includes one sponsor and 24 cosponsors, while the companion Senate bill includes one sponsor and 11 cosponsors.

Most recently, Representatives Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Donald Davis (D-NC), and Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), along with Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT), added their names as cosponsors during May 2026. Their participation follows a steady stream of lawmakers who have joined the legislation since its introduction in late 2025.

For supporters of WOTC, this continued growth in cosponsorship may be one of the most encouraging developments during the program’s current reauthorization cycle.

You can examine the bills’ lists of sponsors and other legislative information here:
In the U.S. House of Representatives – H.R. 6231
In the U.S. Senate – S 3265

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