Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8816

Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act of 2026

Taxes: Tax-Free Strike Benefits

May 14·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Ways and Means for review. It is considered active, but no further meetings or votes have been scheduled at this time. There is no companion bill currently linked to this proposal.

Legislative Progress

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Unlikely to pass

The bill currently lacks support from the opposite party and has only been introduced in the House, where it faces a long path to becoming law.

Key Points

This bill would stop the federal government from taxing the money workers get from their unions while they are on strike or locked out of their jobs.
Right now, the IRS usually counts strike pay as taxable income, which means workers have to give part of that support money back to the government.
The plan would help union members keep more of their strike benefits to pay for basic needs like groceries and housing while they are not receiving a regular paycheck.
The tax change would apply to payments from labor unions that are meant to replace lost wages during a strike or a work stoppage.
If the bill becomes law, these tax-free benefits would start for any payments received after the end of 2026.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

May 14, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

May 14, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 8816

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Data Sources

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