HR 6695 · 116th Congress · Taxation

Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act

Introduced 2020-05-01· Sponsored by Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2020-05-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]FL
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]CA
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]NY
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]CA
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]TX
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]NY
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]CA
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]MI