[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hirono,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reed, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Cortez Masto, and
Ms. Warren):
S. 175. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt a
portion of unemployment compensation received during 2020 from income
taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of
the bill be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be
printed in the Record, as follows:
S. 175
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coronavirus Unemployment
Benefits Tax Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF TAX ON PORTION OF UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION.
(a) In General.--Section 85 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) Special Rule for 2020.--In the case of any taxable
year beginning in 2020, gross income shall not include so
much of the unemployment compensation received by an
individual as does not exceed $10,200.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2019
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