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A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.

USA116th CongressS-4214| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2020
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (1)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill allows employers a 50% payroll tax credit for the cost of qualified employee protection expenses and qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses paid in a calendar quarter. The bill defines qualified employee protection expenses as the cost of testing employees for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), equipment to protect employees from COVID-19, and cleaning products or services for preventing the spread of COVID-19; and qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses as amounts paid to design and reconfigure retail space, work areas, break areas, or other employee or customer areas for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 and such design and reconfiguration is completed pursuant to a plan in place before March 13, 2020, and completed before January 1, 2021.
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Timeline
Jul 16, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7615
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 16, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7615
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7615: To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.
  • S 116-4318: American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act
  • S 116-4537: RECOVERY Act
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment taxesGovernment trust fundsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsSocial security and elderly assistanceWorker safety and health

A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.

USA116th CongressS-4214| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2020
This bill allows employers a 50% payroll tax credit for the cost of qualified employee protection expenses and qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses paid in a calendar quarter. The bill defines qualified employee protection expenses as the cost of testing employees for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), equipment to protect employees from COVID-19, and cleaning products or services for preventing the spread of COVID-19; and qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses as amounts paid to design and reconfigure retail space, work areas, break areas, or other employee or customer areas for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 and such design and reconfiguration is completed pursuant to a plan in place before March 13, 2020, and completed before January 1, 2021.
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Timeline
Jul 16, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7615
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 16, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7615
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (1)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7615: To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.
  • S 116-4318: American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act
  • S 116-4537: RECOVERY Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment taxesGovernment trust fundsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsSocial security and elderly assistanceWorker safety and health