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S 4488 116th Congress Senate Taxation

Tax Relief for Families Suffering from Government-Mandated Shutdowns Act

Introduced: August 6, 2020 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 6, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Relief for Families Suffering from Government-Mandated Shutdowns Act

This bill revises the tax treatment of certain business-related tax deductions and allows new deductions for dependent care expenses, elementary and secondary school expenses, and for expenses incurred in 2020 for internet access.

What's happening now August 6, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4488: Tax Relief for Families Suffering from Government-Mandated Shutdowns Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4488/
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"S. 4488: Tax Relief for Families Suffering from Government-Mandated Shutdowns Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4488/.
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S. 4488, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4488/.
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