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S 4178 116th Congress Senate Taxation Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Disability assistance Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment taxes Government trust funds Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Social security and elderly assistance Worker safety and health

A bill to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain workplace safety expenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
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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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows employers with not more than 2,000 full-time employees and certain tax-exempt organizations a payroll tax credit for 50% of their expenses for equipment, services, and training for preventing the transmission of the coronovirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). The bill limits the amount of such expenses that may be taken into account for purposes of calculating the credit and the period of applicability from February 1, 2020, and beginning before January 1, 2022.

What's happening now July 2, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 2, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4178: A bill to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain workplace safety expenses, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4178/
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