Picket Line Protection Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5561 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5561 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude strike benefits from gross income. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2025 Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude strike benefits from gross income. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Picket Line Protection Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. STRIKE BENEFITS. (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 139J. COMPENSATION FOR LOST WAGES RELATING TO A STRIKE. ``In the case of an individual, gross income shall not include compensation provided to a member of a labor o…