Keep Employees’ Earnings Protected Act of 2020
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 19, 2020)
Keep Employees' Earnings Protected Act of 2020
This bill allows employers to suspend payment of payroll taxes (i.e., employer and employee taxes and self-employment taxes) for the period beginning on the enactment of this bill and ending either 90 days later, or upon the termination of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, whichever is shorter. The bill authorizes transfers to specified Social Security trust funds to cover the loss of revenue to such funds resulting from this payroll tax suspension.
What just happenedMay 19, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 19, 2020
- May 19, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - May 19, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 19, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House