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HR 8629 116th Congress House Taxation Employment discrimination and employee rights Employment taxes Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020

Introduced: October 20, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 20, 2020
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Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020

This bill prohibits employers from deferring payment of payroll taxes unless affected employees provide written consent to a deferral. Employers must also provide notice to their employees of the right to provide or withhold written consent and the future tax liability resulting from providing consent to the deferral of such taxes.

What's happening now October 20, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4810 Identical bill Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 2, 2020
Demings, Val
· Nov 2, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 30, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 20, 2020
Wexton, Jennifer
· Oct 20, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8629: Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8629/
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"H.R. 8629: Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8629/.
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H.R. 8629, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8629/.
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