Health Care for Small Business Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 25, 2017)
Health Care for Small Business Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the employee health insurance expenses of small employers, to: (1) repeal the two-year limit on the credit period to permit certain small employers to be eligible for the credit in any year, (2) replace the formula for the phaseout of the credit based on the number of employees and average annual wages with a new phaseout formula based only on average annual wages, (3) permit certain employers that have no more than 50 employees (25 under current law) to be eligible for the credit, (4) modify the limit on the average annual wages of an eligible small employer, and (5) provide for a cost-of-living adjustment after 2017.
What just happenedMay 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 25, 2017
- May 25, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - May 25, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate