legislation: 116-hr-5904

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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date	url
116-hr-5904	116	hr	5904	Clergy Act of 2020	Social Welfare	2020-02-13	2020-02-13	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]	CA	R	M001165	11	Clergy Act of 2020 This bill establishes a two-year window for certain members of the clergy and Christian Science practitioners to revoke their exemption from Social Security and Medicare taxes on ministerial earnings. Under current law, such individuals who object to participation in public insurance programs on religious or conscientious grounds may apply to the Internal Revenue Service for an irrevocable exemption and will not receive Social Security or Medicare benefits in retirement unless they have qualifying credits from other employment.	2022-02-08T23:15:55Z

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