Senate Bill 3582
116th Congress(2019-2020)
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.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 25, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3582
Congress
116
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
March 25, 2020
03/25/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/25/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:23:07 PM