Relocation Expense Parity Act

Bill: 115-s-3236
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2018-07-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

State and local taxation

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Relocation Expense Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes an agency to reimburse federal, state, and local income taxes incurred by an individual for travel, transportation, or relocation expenses. (Current law provides for reimbursement for moving and storage expenses of an employee.)</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3236 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 18, 2018 Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Kaine , Ms. Collins , Ms. Hirono , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To enhance the ability of Federal agencies to deliver relocation management services to the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Relocation Expense Parity Act . 2. Reimbursement of Federal employees for Federal, State and local income taxes incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation (a) In general Section 5724b of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading by striking of employees transferred ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking employee, or by an employee and such employee's spouse (if filing jointly), for any moving or storage and inserting individual, or by an individual and such individual’s spouse (if filing jointly), for any travel, transportation, or relocation ; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking employee and inserting individual, or the individual ; and (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) For purposes of this section, the term travel, transportation, or relocation expenses means all travel, transportation, or relocation expenses reimbursed or furnished in kind pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter or chapter 41. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 5724b and inserting the following: 5724b. Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses. . (c) Retroactive effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as though enacted on January 1, 2018.