Healthy Workplaces Act

Summary

Healthy Workplaces Act This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill allows a credit against certain employment taxes equal to 50% of the sum of qualified employee protection expenses, workplace reconfiguration expenses, and education and training expenses paid by the employer during a calendar quarter. The bill also allows a 50% income tax credit for qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses incurred by an employer in 2020. The bill defines qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses to include amounts paid by an employer to evaluate, design, and reconfigure retail space and employee work areas for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19. The evaluation, design, and reconfiguration must be completed before January 1, 2022.

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Timeline

1. 16 March 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 March 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 March 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 March 2021

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Tom Rice · R · Sponsor
• Stephanie Murphy · D · Sponsor
• Darin LaHood · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
• Ronny Jackson · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Gallagher · R · Cosponsor
• W. Steube · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow Act
• related to → Healthy Workplaces Act