To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to the hiring of veterans in the field of renewable energy.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8786 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8786 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to the hiring of veterans in the field of renewable energy. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2026 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, and Ms. Crockett) 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 provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to the hiring of veterans in the field of renewable energy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies Act'' or as the ``INVEST Act''. SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR VETERANS HIRED IN THE FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGY. (a) In General.--Section 51(d)(14) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: ``(14) Certain veterans hired in the field of renewable energy.-- ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subpart, an individual shall be treated as a member of a targeted group if such individual is a specified veteran, but qualified wages with respect to such individual shall include only wages attributable to services rendered in a field of renewable energy. ``(B) Specified veteran.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term `specified veteran' means any veteran (as defined in paragraph (3)) who is certified by the designated local agency as-- ``(i) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense of military occupational specialty or skill in a fie