3.0.0 3757 2023-01-11T13:42:39Z 2023-01-11T13:42:39Z Senate S 2020-05-19 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-19T17:02:14Z 2020-05-19 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2020-05-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL N Taxation Cardiovascular and respiratory health Economic development Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Employment taxes Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government trust funds Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Infectious and parasitic diseases Interest, dividends, interest rates Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Labor market Manufacturing Medical education Rural conditions and development State and local finance Student aid and college costs Taxation 00 2020-05-19 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-17T15:17:49Z Build Health Care Equipment in America Act

This bill provides for certain tax incentives to combat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, it (1) allows a bonus depreciation allowance for property used solely for the production or manufacturing of medical equipment to combat COVID-19, (2) a new payroll tax credit related to the employment of certain skilled health care workers who previously worked in a declining field, (3) requires the Department of the Treasury to publish a list of any occupation or field of work that qualifies as a medical short supply field, (4) increases education-related tax benefits for medical professionals in short supply, and (5) establishes the 21st Century Technology Fund for State and Local Governments Looking to Draw Businesses to Their Rural Regions.

]]> Build Health Care Equipment in America Act Display Title Build Health Care Equipment in America Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Build Health Care Equipment in America Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for businesses and employers to help in the fight against COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3757is/xml/BILLS-116s3757is.xml 2020-05-19 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.