S4463-119

In Committee

WAGES Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a product standard, delegation of rulemaking provision: 2, reduces a tax credit, tax deduction, appropriation provision: 3, and reduces a tax credit, tax deduction, compliance mandate provision: 3135. It relies on tax credits, tax deductions, compliance mandates, and product standards. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Labor.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Reduces a product standard, delegation of rulemaking provision: 2.
  • Reduces a tax credit, tax deduction, appropriation provision: 3.
  • Reduces a tax credit, tax deduction, compliance mandate provision: 3135.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 4. Tax treatment of apprenticeship awards Section 274(j)(3)(A)(i)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subclauses (I), (II)...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a product standard, delegation of rulemaking provision: 2, reduces a tax credit, tax deduction, appropriation provision: 3, and reduces a tax credit, tax deduction, compliance mandate provision: 3135.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Labor

Primary Purpose

The bill reduces a product standard, delegation of rulemaking provision: 2, reduces a tax credit, tax deduction, appropriation provision: 3, and reduces a tax credit, tax deduction, compliance mandate provision: 3135.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Labor

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 30, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 30, 2026

Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Labor
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"registered apprenticeship program" §id20c2a2fe161740cabf4fafbecbf4557c

an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act

"registered apprenticeship program" §id29a583e84a6e4a7d86ccb8cdf794d008

an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act

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