Filtering and Retrofitting the Environment for Safe and Healthy Activities Indoors and Revenue (FRESH AIR) for Businesses Act
Summary
Filtering and Retrofitting the Environment for Safe and Healthy Activities Indoors and Revenue (FRESH AIR) for Businesses Act This bill allows employers a payroll tax credit in each calendar quarter through 2021 equal to 50% of the cost of qualified ventilation, zoning, and air filtration and purification expenses. This includes the purchase and installation of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, updates to such systems, and the purchase of any air filter, air cleaner, or air purifier. The maximum amount of this credit for any employer may not exceed $15,000 for all calendar quarters. The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a framework and guidelines for a voluntary label to certify that air pressure, ventilation, zoning, fresh air intake, purification, or filtration systems meet the standards established by this bill.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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Introduced Feb 26, 2021
Last action Feb 26, 2021
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Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Feb 26, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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