3.0.0 6567 2023-01-11T13:43:09Z 2023-01-11T13:43:09Z House HR 2020-04-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:H.R. 6567.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution inthat the legislation exercises legislative powers granted toCongress by that clause ``to make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States or anyDepartment or Office thereof.''[Page H1900]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-21T14:32:10Z 2020-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 N E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2020-04-21 True H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2020-05-12 False Taxation Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Food industry and services Income tax exclusion Infectious and parasitic diseases Motor fuels Oil and gas Retail and wholesale trades Wages and earnings Taxation 00 2020-04-21 Introduced in House 2020-04-28T14:57:18Z Giving Retailers and Our Convenience Employees Relief Act of 2020 or the GROCER Act of 2020

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, compensation and other income up to $25,0000 paid to certain retail grocery and gasoline service station employees between the period of February 15, 2020, and June 15, 2020, who are working in a county that has at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The period may be extended for an additional three months if the Department of the Treasury determines that the COVID-19 emergency is likely to be ongoing during such extended period.

]]> GROCER Act of 2020 Display Title GROCER Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To provide an exclusion from gross income for certain workers. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced GROCER Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Giving Retailers and Our Convenience Employees Relief Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6567ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6567ih.xml 2020-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.