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H.R. 8260 116th Congress House

Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow Act

Official title: To provide a payroll tax credit for best practices training expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.

Introduced: September 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
Taxation AppropriationsBusiness educationBusiness expensesDisability assistance
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Employment taxesGovernment trust fundsHealth promotion and preventive careSocial security and elderly assistanceWorker safety and health
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 15, 2020
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 Latest action September 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow Act

This bill allows employers a payroll tax credit in each calendar quarter of 50% of the their qualified workplace training expenses paid or incurred after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021. The bill defines qualified workplace training expenses as employer expenses for education and training for the health and safety of employees in the workplace with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Flores, Bill
· Nov 19, 2020
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Nov 17, 2020
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8260: Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8260/
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"H.R. 8260: Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8260/.
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H.R. 8260, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8260/.
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