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Build Health Care Equipment in America Act

USA116th CongressS-3757| Senate 
| Updated: 5/19/2020
Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Democratic Senator

Alabama

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Build Health Care Equipment in America Act This bill provides for certain tax incentives to combat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, it (1) allows a bonus depreciation allowance for property used solely for the production or manufacturing of medical equipment to combat COVID-19, (2) a new payroll tax credit related to the employment of certain skilled health care workers who previously worked in a declining field, (3) requires the Department of the Treasury to publish a list of any occupation or field of work that qualifies as a medical short supply field, (4) increases education-related tax benefits for medical professionals in short supply, and (5) establishes the 21st Century Technology Fund for State and Local Governments Looking to Draw Businesses to Their Rural Regions.
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Timeline
May 19, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 19, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 19, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEconomic developmentEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLabor marketManufacturingMedical educationRural conditions and developmentState and local financeStudent aid and college costs

Build Health Care Equipment in America Act

USA116th CongressS-3757| Senate 
| Updated: 5/19/2020
Build Health Care Equipment in America Act This bill provides for certain tax incentives to combat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, it (1) allows a bonus depreciation allowance for property used solely for the production or manufacturing of medical equipment to combat COVID-19, (2) a new payroll tax credit related to the employment of certain skilled health care workers who previously worked in a declining field, (3) requires the Department of the Treasury to publish a list of any occupation or field of work that qualifies as a medical short supply field, (4) increases education-related tax benefits for medical professionals in short supply, and (5) establishes the 21st Century Technology Fund for State and Local Governments Looking to Draw Businesses to Their Rural Regions.
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Timeline
May 19, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 19, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 19, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Democratic Senator

Alabama

Finance Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEconomic developmentEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLabor marketManufacturingMedical educationRural conditions and developmentState and local financeStudent aid and college costs