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<dc:title>119 HR 1424 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the employer tax credit for paid family and medical leave.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-02-18</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 1424</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20250218">February 18, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="M001230">Mr. Mackenzie</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HWM00">Committee on Ways and Means</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the employer tax credit for paid family and medical leave.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H6D0BE7902ECF48F4BCCA96B1D3D51711" style="OLC"> 
<section id="HE5205DC8764F462EAB75EED9E9828CFC" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Increase in employer credit for paid family and medical leave</header> 
<subsection id="HABD8CF014842459EA477BF2BB464152E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in credit percentages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/45S">Section 45S(a)(2)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB2F35A2476804483839A779C9C820A0E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>12.5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>25 percent</quote>, </text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H51DDD0A77C0F49B696C7CE50098E31C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>25 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote>, and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7611B57204224147A2D96D529EFBF75D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>0.25 percentage points</quote> and inserting <quote>0.50 percentage points</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> 
<subsection id="H73248C0D19F5437B9E4B8E20E6ADC712"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit made permanent</header><text>Section 45S of such Code is amended by striking subsection (f).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD75532418EC34ACFA52D9465EB71A02C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.</text> </subsection></section> 
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