S 3779
116th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education
Skills Renewal Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Skills Renewal Act
This bill allows eligible individuals a refundable tax credit, up to $4,000 in a taxable year, for expenses paid for qualified training services. The bill defines
- qualified training service as a course or program of study that is listed in provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or that relates to computer science, technology, or another high-need area, such as a coding boot camp, that have been precertified by the Department of Labor; and
- eligible individual as an individual who became unemployed or furloughed in 2020 but was otherwise able to work and was available for work and has applied for or is receiving pandemic emergency unemployment compensation related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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