A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the health care tax credit to workers in certain critical industries.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 25, 2020)
This bill extends the tax credit for health insurance costs to eligible national defense or infrastructure workers. An eligible national defense or infrastructure worker is an individual who was employed in a critical industry as of January 31, 2020, filed for unemployment compensation after such date, and is covered by health insurance. A critical industry is an industry related to critical national infrastructure or national defense and is severely distressed due to COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019).
The bill also extends the tax credit through 2022.
What just happenedMar 25, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 25, 2020
- Mar 25, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Mar 25, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate