Rep. Velazquez Leads Charge to Make Pandemic Unemployment Help Tax-Free
May 06, 2020
May 06, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation that would make the $600 weekly benefit provided in the "CARES Act" tax free. In April, Congress created the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefit, which provides an extra $600 a week for any worker who is eligible for state or federal unemployment compensation (UC) benefits. Under Velazquez's bill, the & . . .
Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation that would make the $600 weekly benefit provided in the "CARES Act" tax free. In April, Congress created the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefit, which provides an extra $600 a week for any worker who is eligible for state or federal unemployment compensation (UC) benefits. Under Velazquez's bill, the & . . .