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HR 5012 115th Congress House Taxation Income tax exclusion Wages and earnings

Creating Real and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings (CRUMBS) Act of 2018

Introduced: February 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 14, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creating Real and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings (CRUMBS) Act of 2018

This bill excludes up to $2,500 of bonus income received by an employee in 2018 from being considered taxable earnings for the purpose of determining an employee's federal tax liability. The bill defines a "bonus" as wages paid in addition to the compensation ordinarily given, required, optioned, or obligated under an employment contract.

What's happening now February 14, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 11
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Apr 17, 2018
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Apr 5, 2018
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Apr 2, 2018
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Mar 21, 2018
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 19, 2018
Rooney, Francis
· Mar 19, 2018
Mitchell, Paul
· Mar 6, 2018
Taylor, Scott
· Feb 27, 2018
Hice, Jody
· Feb 23, 2018
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Feb 23, 2018
Garrett, Thomas
· Feb 20, 2018
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 20, 2018
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 20, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 20, 2018
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Feb 20, 2018
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Feb 15, 2018
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 14, 2018
Marino, Tom
· Feb 14, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5012: Creating Real and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings (CRUMBS) Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5012/
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"H.R. 5012: Creating Real and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings (CRUMBS) Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5012/.
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H.R. 5012, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5012/.
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