H.R. 2265House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Relocation Expense Parity Act

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The Relocation Expense Parity Act changes federal law so that when the government reimburses an employee (or any individual) for travel, transportation, or relocation costs, the employee is also reimbursed for any federal, state, and local income taxes that arise from those reimbursements. The bill updates the language to apply to any individual rather than only transferred employees and defines the types of expenses covered. It takes effect retroactively to January 1, 2018 and is intended to help federal agencies manage relocation services more effectively.

Key Provisions

Amends 5 U.S.C. § 5724b to replace references to “employees transferred” with “individual” and expands the covered expenses to include travel, transportation, and relocation.
Specifies that the government must reimburse the individual for federal, state, and local income taxes incurred on those reimbursements.
Defines “travel, transportation, or relocation expenses” as any such expenses reimbursed or provided in kind under the relevant subchapter or chapter of the law.
Updates the table of sections to reflect the new title of § 5724b as “Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses.”
Sets the effective date of the changes retroactively to January 1, 2018.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

April 10, 2019

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Introduced in House

April 10, 2019

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

April 10, 2019

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 10, 2019

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2265

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 10, 2019

Mrs. Luria introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

A BILL

To enhance the ability of Federal agencies to deliver relocation management services to the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Relocation Expense Parity Act.

Reimbursement of Federal employees for Federal, State and local income taxes incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation

(a)

In general

Section 5724b of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in the section heading, by striking of employees transferred;

(2)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in the first sentence, by striking employee, or by an employee and such employee's spouse (if filing jointly), for any moving or storage and inserting individual, or by an individual and such individual’s spouse (if filing jointly), for any travel, transportation, or relocation; and

(B)

in the second sentence, by striking employee and inserting individual, or the individual; and

(3)

by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

(b)

For purposes of this section, the term travel, transportation, or relocation expenses means all travel, transportation, or relocation expenses reimbursed or furnished in kind pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter or chapter 41.

(b)

Technical and conforming amendment

The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 5724b and inserting the following:

5724b. Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses.

(c)

Retroactive effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect as though enacted on January 1, 2018.