Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Latest action · Apr 15, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 15, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tax Fairness for Workers Act
This bill allows an above-the-line tax deduction for union dues and expenses. (An above-the-line deduction is subtracted from gross income and is available whether or not a taxpayer itemizes other deductions.)
The bill also reinstates the miscellaneous itemized tax deduction for unreimbursed expenses attributable to the performance of services as an employee (Under current law, all miscellaneous itemized deductions are suspended through 2025).
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2021 to Dec 15, 2022; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Jun 10, 2021 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jun 10, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jul 18, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Aug 1, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 6, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 6, 2022 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Sep 6, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Sep 6, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Sep 8, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 8, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Sep 12, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 12, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Nov 14, 2022 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Nov 15, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Nov 28, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Dec 15, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 15, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 738 | Tax Fairness for Workers Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 9, 2023 |
| S 1026 | Tax Fairness for Workers Act | Reintroduction of | Apr 4, 2019 |
| HR 2549 | Tax Fairness for Workers Act | Identical bill | Apr 15, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
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