US SB1026 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.)
Title
Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-04-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2103 (Same As) 2019-04-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1026/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1026/BILLS-116s1026is.pdf |