WISH Act
Summary
Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home Act or the WISH Act This bill provides initial funding to establish a federal long-term care insurance benefit and puts in place a new payroll tax to finance the benefit in the future. The initial funding for the benefit and related outreach must be repaid to the Department of the Treasury within 10 years.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 30, 2021
Last action Jun 30, 2021
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Jun 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
lower
Jun 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Thomas R. Suozzi
DDemocratic
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