3.0.0 7615 2023-01-11T13:45:56Z 2023-01-11T13:45:56Z House HR 2020-07-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 126 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:H.R. 7615.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H3090]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm05 Tax Subcommittee Referred to 2020-07-16T14:08:50Z Referred to 2020-07-16T16:01:10Z A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. 116 4214 S 2020-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act 116 4318 S 2020-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS RECOVERY Act 116 4537 S 2020-09-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act 116 14 HR 2020-11-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS 2020-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-07-16 hswm05 Tax Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. Committee 2020-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 N S001199 Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] Lloyd Smucker R PA 11 2020-07-22 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2020-07-22 False F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 2020-07-22 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2020-07-22 False R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2020-07-23 False S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2020-07-23 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2020-07-29 False M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2020-07-29 False U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2020-09-11 False A000375 Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] Jodey Arrington R TX C. 19 2020-09-11 False D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2020-09-11 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2020-09-11 False W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2020-09-29 False B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2020-09-29 False M001205 Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3] Carol Miller R WV D. 3 2020-09-30 False G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 2020-10-13 False Taxation Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Computers and information technology Disability assistance Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment taxes Government trust funds Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Social security and elderly assistance Worker safety and health Taxation 00 2020-07-16 Introduced in House 2020-08-11T15:08:37Z This bill allows employers a payroll tax credit for 50% of the sum of qualified employee protection expenses, qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses, and qualified workplace technology expenses paid for each calendar quarter.

The bill defines

  • qualified employee protection expenses as the cost of testing employees for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), equipment to protect employees from COVID-19, and cleaning products or services for preventing the spread of COVID-19;
  • qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses as amounts paid to design and reconfigure retail space, work areas, break areas, or other employee or customer areas for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19, and such design and reconfiguration is completed pursuant to a plan in place before March 13, 2020, and completed before January 1, 2021; and
  • qualified workplace technology expenses as amounts paid for technology systems that employees or customers use for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 and limiting physical contact, and is acquired after March 12, 2020, and placed in service before January 1, 2021.
]]> To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. Display Title To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. Official Title as Introduced To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7615ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7615ih.xml 2020-07-16 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.