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H.R. 7615 116th Congress House

To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.

Introduced: July 22, 2020 See on congress.gov
Taxation AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthComputers and information technologyDisability assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 16, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
Jul 16, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows employers a payroll tax credit for 50% of the sum of qualified employee protection expenses, qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses, and qualified workplace technology expenses paid for each calendar quarter.

The bill defines

  • qualified employee protection expenses as the cost of testing employees for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), equipment to protect employees from COVID-19, and cleaning products or services for preventing the spread of COVID-19;
  • qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses as amounts paid to design and reconfigure retail space, work areas, break areas, or other employee or customer areas for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19, and such design and reconfiguration is completed pursuant to a plan in place before March 13, 2020, and completed before January 1, 2021; and
  • qualified workplace technology expenses as amounts paid for technology systems that employees or customers use for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 and limiting physical contact, and is acquired after March 12, 2020, and placed in service before January 1, 2021.
 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 4214 A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.
  • S 4318 American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act
  • S 4537 RECOVERY Act
  • HR 14 Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 8
Gallagher, Mike
· Oct 13, 2020
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Sep 30, 2020
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Sep 29, 2020
Wenstrup, Brad
· Sep 29, 2020
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Sep 11, 2020
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Sep 11, 2020
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 11, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· Sep 11, 2020
McKinley, David
· Jul 29, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Jul 29, 2020
Reed, Tom
· Jul 23, 2020
Stewart, Chris
· Jul 23, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Jul 22, 2020
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 22, 2020
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7615: To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7615/
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