HR 6695 116th Congress House Taxation Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Income tax exclusion Infectious and parasitic diseases Poverty and welfare assistance Unemployment

Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act

Introduced: May 1, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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May 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

May 1, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, addditional payments of unemployment compensation made in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. It also requires the disregard of such payments in determining eligibility for federal benefit programs and federally-assisted benefit programs.

What's happening now May 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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