Healthy Workforce Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 2, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Workforce Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a 50% tax credit for the costs of providing employees with a qualified wellness program. Defines "qualified wellness program" as a program that is certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and that consists of a health awareness and education component, a behavioral change component, and a supportive environment component. Terminates such credit after 2017.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to institute an outreach program to inform businesses about the availability of such wellness program tax credit.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2009 to Feb 23, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Feb 23, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E869)
- Apr 2, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E869 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Apr 2, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 803 | Healthy Workforce Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Apr 2, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Healthy Workforce Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
