US SB4178 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows employers with not more than 2,000 full-time employees and certain tax-exempt organizations a payroll tax credit for 50% of their expenses for equipment, services, and training for preventing the transmission of the coronovirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). The bill limits the amount of such expenses that may be taken into account for purposes of calculating the credit and the period of applicability from February 1, 2020, and beginning before January 1, 2022.
Title
A bill to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain workplace safety expenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Social security and elderly assistance
Taxation
Worker safety and health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Social security and elderly assistance
Taxation
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4178/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4178/BILLS-116s4178is.pdf |
