S-4318 : Still Just a Bill

American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act

This bill provides assistance to workers, families, and employers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic in the form of increased unemployment compensation, additional recovery rebates beginning in 2020, tax credits to promote job creation and employment, support for older foster youth, and emergency support and protection for nursing homes.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-07-27IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2020-07-27IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
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Policy Area :

Taxation
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  • Administrative remedies
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
  • Appropriations
  • Business expenses
  • Business records
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Child care and development
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Debt collection
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Disability assistance
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment taxes
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Hospital care
  • Income tax credits
  • Income tax deductions
  • Income tax exclusion
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Internet and video services
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Medicare
  • Nursing
  • Poverty and welfare assistance
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Self-employed
  • Separation, divorce, custody, support
  • Small business
  • Social Security Administration
  • Social security and elderly assistance
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • State and local courts
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • State and local taxation
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Tax-exempt organizations
  • Telephone and wireless communication
  • Unemployment
  • Wages and earnings
  • Worker safety and health

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