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H.R. 5561

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5561, the Picket Line Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 23, 2025 by Rep. Shri Thanedar (D). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Sep 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 5561 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5561/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5561 IH: Picket Line Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-23
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5561  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 23, 2025   Mr. Thanedar  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude strike benefits from gross income.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Picket Line Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
Strike benefits
(a)
In general
Part III of subchapter B of  chapter 1  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
139J.
Compensation for lost wages relating to a strike
In the case of an individual, gross income shall not include compensation provided to a member of a labor organization described in section 501(c)(5) if such compensation is provided as a replacement for compensation not received by such member from such member’s employer as the result of a strike.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting the following new item after the item relating to section 139I:
Sec. 139J. Compensation for lost wages relating to a strike.
  .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to compensation received after January 1, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude strike benefits from gross income.

Sponsors

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D) sponsors H.R. 5561 alone.

Committees

H.R. 5561 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Sep 23, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5561 has taken 2 actions since Sep 23, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 23, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 23, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 5561 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5561 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Picket Line Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Picket Line Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude strike benefits from gross income. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5561 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5561’s is Taxation.

hr5561/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com