Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act of 2025
This bill would exclude certain union-provided payments to workers during strikes from taxable income. Specifically, it adds a new tax code section (139M) to exempt "qualified strike benefits" - payments from tax-exempt labor organizations (like unions) that replace lost wages during strikes, lockouts, or work stoppages arising from labor disputes - from gross income calculations. The change applies to compensation received after December 31, 2025, and also updates the Earned Income Tax Credit rules to include these excluded benefits. It directly affects union members who lose wages due to labor disputes and rely on union financial support during work stoppages.
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Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 11, 2025
Last action Sep 11, 2025
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Sep 11, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Sep 11, 2025
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upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
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Ruben Gallego
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
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Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
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John Fetterman
DDemocratic
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
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Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
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Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
Co
Tammy Baldwin
DDemocratic
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