S 803
111th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Employee benefits and pensions
Health promotion and preventive care
Income tax credits
Healthy Workforce Act of 2009
Introduced: April 2, 2009
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To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Healthy Workforce Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a 50% tax credit for the costs of providing employees with a qualified wellness program. Defines "qualified wellness program" as a program that is certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and that consists of a health awareness and education component, a behavioral change component, and a supportive environment component. Terminates such credit after 2017.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to institute an outreach program to inform businesses about the availability of such wellness program tax credit.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1