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HR 154 111th Congress House

Workers Severance Tax Reduction Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain amounts of severance payments from gross income.

Introduced: March 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsIncome tax exclusionUnemployment
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E69)
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action January 13, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E69)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workers Severance Tax Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of individual taxpayers severance payments up to $150,000 for separation from employment due to a workforce reduction. Terminates such exclusion after 2010.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 3
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 16, 2009
Schauer, Mark
· Mar 11, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 10, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 9, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 9, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 5, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 154: Workers Severance Tax Reduction Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-154/
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"H.R. 154: Workers Severance Tax Reduction Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-154/.
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H.R. 154, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-154/.
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