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H.R. 685 117th Congress House

Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits Tax Relief Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt a portion of unemployment compensation received during 2020 from income taxes.

Introduced: February 15, 2021 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax exclusionUnemployment
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Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits Tax Relief Act

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, up to $10,200 of unemployment compensation received by an individual in a taxable year beginning in 2020.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 21
D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 25, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 25, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Feb 24, 2021
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 24, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· Feb 18, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 15, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 15, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 15, 2021
Rice, Kathleen
· Feb 15, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Feb 15, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Feb 15, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 15, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 11, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 5, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 4, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 4, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 2, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 2, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Feb 2, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 2, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 685: Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits Tax Relief Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-685/
MLA
"H.R. 685: Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits Tax Relief Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-685/.
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H.R. 685, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-685/.
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