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Tax Fairness for Workers Act

USA116th CongressS-1026| Senate 
| Updated: 4/4/2019
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (16)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.)
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2103
Introduced in House
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • April 4, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2103
    Introduced in House


  • April 4, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 4, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2103: Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Business expensesIncome tax deductionsLabor-management relations

Tax Fairness for Workers Act

USA116th CongressS-1026| Senate 
| Updated: 4/4/2019
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.)
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2103
Introduced in House
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • April 4, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2103
    Introduced in House


  • April 4, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 4, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (16)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2103: Tax Fairness for Workers Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business expensesIncome tax deductionsLabor-management relations