Tax/Reconciliation H.R. 2015

The House passed the Tax Reconciliation Bill that gives extensive tax benefits to wealthy individuals and corporations.

The bill also amends the tax code to allow employers to reclassify millions of employees as “Independent Contractors.”*

Voting right —against the bill — were Congressmen: Kind; Kleczka; Barrett; Obey; and Johnson.

Voting wrong — for the bill — were Congressmen: Neumann; Klug; Petri; and Sensenbrenner.

* After action in the Senate, a revised version of this bill removed the independent contractor language. For more on Independent Contractors in the construction industry, see “Independent Contractor bill makes misclassification problem worse,” The Wisconsin Laborer, Summer 1997.

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