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Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act

USA116th CongressHR-6695| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2020
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (31)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, addditional payments of unemployment compensation made in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. It also requires the disregard of such payments in determining eligibility for federal benefit programs and federally-assisted benefit programs.
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Timeline
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
May 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • May 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesPoverty and welfare assistanceUnemployment

Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act

USA116th CongressHR-6695| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2020
Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, addditional payments of unemployment compensation made in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. It also requires the disregard of such payments in determining eligibility for federal benefit programs and federally-assisted benefit programs.
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Timeline
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
May 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • May 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (31)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesPoverty and welfare assistanceUnemployment