Finance, investment and tax-related legislation

The Ways and Means Committee approved bipartisan legislation Wednesday to expand automatic enrollment, among other things.

Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday to provide tax credits for child care, along with universal paid family and medical leave and permanent extensions of child and family tax credits.

An inside look at the Biden's administration's proposals for paying for its infrastructure plans.

Two members of the Senate Finance Committee released a discussion draft of a bipartisan energy tax credit bill Monday that could represent a path forward for Republicans and Democrats.

The legislation aims to reduce inequality by giving more entrepreneurs access to capital through tax incentives.

A group of senators has drafted legislation that would eliminate the long-standing tax break.

A conservative think tank is throwing its support behind proposals long associated with progressives like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders: taxing stock trades and breaking up Wall Street investment banks.

Investors would face a 0.1 percent tax on each sale of stocks, bonds and derivatives under a Democrat-led proposal aimed at curbing risky trading behaviors.

Senate Democrats are sponsoring legislation to safeguard stimulus payments from debt collectors, while Republicans want states to be able to use funds from the new relief package for tax cuts.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, joined by Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Brendan Boyle, proposed a new wealth tax on households with a net worth of more than $50 million.

Senate Democrats are jettisoning a proposal to penalize corporations that don’t raise the minimum wage for their lowest-paid workers in an effort to keep President Biden’s broader stimulus plan on track.

A fresh initiative in the U.S. Senate to put a tax penalty on big companies as a way of forcing higher minimum wages prompted a skeptical reaction among economists including a top adviser to former President Barack Obama.

The House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief plan, spanning $1,400 stimulus checks, enhanced jobless benefits and fresh funding for vaccines and testing. Also included: a minimum-wage measure with no prospects of passing in the Senate.

Two members of Congress teamed up Friday to introduce a bipartisan bill that would offer tax credits for income from tips to beauty salon owners and workers.

House Democrats are proposing two pieces of legislation that would also provide more funding for the Internal Revenue Service.

A bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers has introduced legislation to make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit a permanent part of the Tax Code.

The GREEN Act would encourage residential investments in green energy and energy efficiency, and incentivize greater adoption of zero-emission vehicles, among other things.

House Democrats on Monday released the first draft text for key pieces of legislation that will comprise President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill.

House Democrats are proposing to limit the next round of COVID-19 relief payments to households earning less than $200,000, after criticism that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package would benefit the rich.

The Senate voted 51-50, after Vice President Kamala Harris broke her first tie, to adopt a budget blueprint for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion virus relief package — following nearly 15 hours of wading through amendments from both parties.