,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjah   
,mr4 ,rokita 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 &  
,mr4 ,bab97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &    
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide fur!r tax
 relief = ,am]icans receiv+ bonuses4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,creat+ ,real & ,useful ,middle-,class
 ,b5efits & ,sav+s 7,,crumbs7 ,act (    
#bjah4  #b4 ,tax relief = bonuses  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a taxable ye>      
beg9n+ aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjag1 & be=e 
,janu>y #a1 #bjai--  7#a7 ,if an        
employee receives a bonus1 am\nts n to  
exce$ a total ( #b1ejj annually ( bonus 
income %all n be consid]$ taxable e>n+s 
= ! purposes ( ! employee's ,f$]al tax  
liabilities4  7b7 ,def9itions ,=        
purposes ( ?is p>agraph-- 7#a7 ,bonus ,!
 t]m bonus means wages paid 9 addition  
to ! comp5sation ord9>ily giv51 requir$1
 option$1 or obligat$ "u an employm5t   
contract4