H.R. 1215 · 118th Congress
Healthcare Worker Retention Act
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3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill establishes through 2024 a new refundable health care worker tax credit, equal to $1,000 for individual taxpayers (1) who work in a healthcare setting as an employee or contractor for at least an average of 20 hours per week, and 3 months during each half of a taxable year; and (2) whose gross income does not exceed $100,000 ($200,000 for joint…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 27, 2023
Healthcare Worker Retention Act
This bill establishes through 2024 a new refundable health care worker tax credit, equal to $1,000 for individual taxpayers (1) who work in a healthcare setting as an employee or contractor for at least an average of 20 hours per week, and 3 months during each half of a taxable year; and (2) whose gross income does not exceed $100,000 ($200,000 for joint returns or for a surviving spouse). The bill defines healthcare setting as an organization that provides healthcare services in specified settings, including a hospital, a nursing home, a community-based healthcare center, a school or college campus, a primary care facility, an assisted living facility, a hospice or home care, emergency medical services, or any other licensed facility that extends healthcare services to patients, including the elderly and disabled.
The bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to establish a program to make semiannual advance payments of healthcare worker tax credit amounts.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Healthcare Worker Retention Act
Latest action (Feb 27, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 27, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.