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S 829 111th Congress Senate Taxation Corporate finance and management Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Income tax credits National Guard and reserves Wages and earnings

Patriot Employers Act

Introduced: April 20, 2009 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 20, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4448-4449)
Apr 20, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4448)
Apr 20, 2009
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 1% 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 April 20, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4448-4449)

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