HR 6337
116th Congress
House
Taxation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax-exempt organizations
Wages and earnings
Epidemic Tax Credit Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Epidemic Tax Credit Act of 2020
This bill allows a new tax credit in 2020 to private or tax-exempt employers for 90% of wages paid to their employees who are either on leave or not performing substantial work because their workplace is located in an area that has been designated as an epidemic area by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The amount of wages for each employee in any calendar week that may be taken into account for purposes of the credidt is limited to $2,000 and the maximum leave period for an employer may not exceed eight weeks. .
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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