Unemployment Benefit Tax Suspension Act of 2009
Appearance
111TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. LINCOLN, and Mr. BUNNING) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the taxation of unemployment compensation for 2 years.
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
[edit]- This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Benefit Tax Suspension Act of 2009´´.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF TAX ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.
[edit]- (a) In General.-
- Section 85 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to unemployment compensation) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
- ``(c) Temporary Suspension- Subsection (a) shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2010.´´.