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HR 2549 117th Congress House Taxation Business expenses Income tax deductions Labor-management relations

Tax Fairness for Workers Act

Introduced: October 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 15, 2021
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Tax Fairness for Workers Act

This bill allows an above-the-line tax deduction for union dues and expenses. (An above-the-line deduction is subtracted from gross income and is available whether or not a taxpayer itemizes other deductions.)

The bill also reinstates the miscellaneous itemized tax deduction for unreimbursed expenses attributable to the performance of services as an employee (Under current law, all miscellaneous itemized deductions are suspended through 2025).

What's happening now April 15, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 182
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 23, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Dec 22, 2022
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Dec 22, 2022
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Dec 22, 2022
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Dec 12, 2022
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Dec 8, 2022
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Harder, Josh
California · Dec 6, 2022
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 29, 2022
Katko, John
· Nov 29, 2022
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 29, 2022
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 22, 2022
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Nov 22, 2022
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Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 22, 2022
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Costa, Jim
California · Nov 18, 2022
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 18, 2022
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Nov 17, 2022
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Nov 17, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Nov 16, 2022
Eshoo, Anna
· Nov 16, 2022
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Nov 16, 2022
Phillips, Dean
· Nov 15, 2022
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 15, 2022
McKinley, David
· Nov 14, 2022
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Nov 7, 2022
Lawson, Al
· Nov 7, 2022
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 7, 2022
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 7, 2022
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 3, 2022
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Nov 3, 2022
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 3, 2022
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Oct 28, 2022
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Oct 25, 2022
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 25, 2022
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 21, 2022
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Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Oct 21, 2022
Wexton, Jennifer
· Oct 21, 2022
Bass, Karen
· Oct 18, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Oct 18, 2022
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 18, 2022
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Swalwell, Eric
California · Oct 18, 2022
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 14, 2022
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 14, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 14, 2022
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 14, 2022
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 14, 2022
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Oct 14, 2022
McNerney, Jerry
· Oct 14, 2022
Napolitano, Grace
· Oct 14, 2022
Perlmutter, Ed
· Oct 14, 2022
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Oct 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2549: Tax Fairness for Workers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2549/
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"H.R. 2549: Tax Fairness for Workers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2549/.
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H.R. 2549, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2549/.
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