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Patriot Employers Act

Introduced: August 2, 2007 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10795)
Aug 2, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10794-10795)
Aug 2, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patriot Employers Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer certified as a Patriot employer by the Secretary of the Treasury a tax credit for one percent of such employer's taxable income. Defines a "Patriot employer" as any taxpayer who: (1) maintains its headquarters in the United States; (2) pays at least 60% of the health care premiums of its employees; (3) observes a policy requiring neutrality in employee organizing drives; (4) maintains or increases the number of its full-time workers in the United States relative to its full-time workers outside of the United States; (5) provides full differential salary and insurance benefits for all National Guard and Reserve employees called to active duty; and (6) provides its employees with a certain level of compensation and retirement benefits.

What's happening now August 2, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10795)

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