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HR 8260 116th Congress House Taxation Appropriations Business education Business expenses Disability assistance Employment taxes Government trust funds Health promotion and preventive care Social security and elderly assistance Worker safety and health

Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow Act

Introduced: September 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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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.

What's happening now September 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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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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