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Strong Families Act

Introduced: August 2, 2017 Introduced by: Fischer, Deb Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 2, 2017
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Strong Families Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for a specified percentage (not to exceed 25%) of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medical leave, (2) limit the allowable amount of such credit with respect to any employee to the product of the normal hourly wage rate of such employee for each hour (or fraction thereof) of actual services performed for the employer and the number of hours (or fraction thereof) for which family and medical leave is taken, and (3) terminate such credit five years after the enactment of this bill.

The Government Accountability Office shall complete a study on the effectiveness of the tax credit for paid family and medical leave.

What's happening now August 2, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3595 Identical bill Strong Families Act
  • S 344 Related bill Strong Families Act
  • S 3412 Related bill Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act of 2018
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Aug 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1716: Strong Families Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1716/
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"S. 1716: Strong Families Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1716/.
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