H.R. 6695 · 116th Congress
Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Nydia Velázquez
- Introduced
- 2020-05-01
- Latest action
- 2020-05-01 · Introduced in House
Summary
Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, addditional payments of unemployment compensation made in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. It also requires the disregard of such payments in determining eligibility for federal benefit programs and federally-assisted benefit programs.