# 116-hr-7658: To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19.

116-hr-7658, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7658
- Congress: 116
- Title: To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill allows employers a payroll tax credit for 50% of employee testing expenses for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The credit does not apply to the federal government or any state or local government.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7615: To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7658 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7658)

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- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7658 (as of 2025-11-18).