3.0.0 1951 2023-01-13T04:49:35Z 2023-01-13T04:49:35Z Senate S S 2005-11-02 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-11-02T17:42:23Z 2005-11-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2005-11-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12239-12240) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2005-11-02 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2006-03-01 False Health Community health services Congregate housing Disability evaluation Disability insurance Disabled Economics and Public Finance Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Flexible benefit plans Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Home care services Housing and Community Development Income tax Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Long-term care Long-term care insurance Paramedical personnel Payroll deductions Poverty Social Welfare Tax credits Tax deductions Taxation Health 00 2005-11-02 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-20T21:23:54Z Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act or the CLASS Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a national, voluntary disability insurance program (CLASS program) under which: (1) all employees are automatically enrolled, but are allowed to waive enrollment; (2) payroll deductions pay monthly premiums; and (3) two-tiered benefits are provided, based on the level of disability, to purchase nonmedical services and supports that the beneficiary needs to maintain independence.

Establishes the Independence Fund within the Treasury.

Requires the CLASS program to be treated for tax purposes in the same manner as a qualified long-term care insurance contract.

Amends the Social Security Act to require each state to: (1) assess the extent to which personal care services providers are serving or able to serve as fiscal agents, employers, and providers of employment-related benefits for personal care attendant workers, who provide personal care services to individuals receiving benefits under this Act; (2) designate or create entities to serve such purposes; and (3) ensure that such entities will not impede the ability of individuals to retain, manage, or dismiss such workers or inhibit individuals from relying on family members for such services.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel to examine and advise the Secretary and Congress on workforce issues related to personal care attendant workers.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a deduction for premiums paid for the CLASS program; (2) a credit for low-income CLASS program enrollees; and (3) a credit for employers for the cost incurred to automatically enroll employees and withhold monthly premiums.

]]> Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act Display Title Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act Short Titles as Introduced CLASS Act Introduced in Senate 2005-11-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1951is/xml/BILLS-109s1951is.xml 2005-11-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.