Supporting State and Local Leaders Act

Bill: 117-hr-786
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2021-02-04
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee leave

Employment taxes

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

State and local government operations

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Supporting State and Local Leaders Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals the prohibition against granting state and local governments a tax credit for paid sick and paid family and medical leave.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 786 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2021 Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Katko , and Ms. DeGette ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To allow tax credits to State and local governments for paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting State and Local Leaders Act . 2. State and local governments allowed tax credits for paid sick and paid family and medical leave (a) In general Sections 7001(e)(4) and 7003(e)(4) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are each amended by striking , the government of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing and inserting or any agency or instrumentality of the United States . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to which they relate.