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Panel urges federal flexibility to ease 'benefits cliff' for workers
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended HCR 8, a nonbinding resolution asking Congress and the president to give states flexibility to address 'benefits cliffs' that can disincentivize workers from accepting raises or promotions.
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Feb. 14 voted unanimously to send HCR 8 — a nonbinding resolution sponsored by Representative Strong — out of committee with a favorable recommendation. The resolution asks the president and Congress to provide states more flexibility in administering certain federal benefit programs to reduce so-called “benefits cliffs.”
Representative Strong, the resolution’s sponsor, said the measure is a message bill: it requests federal flexibility so Utah can pilot creative approaches to ease abrupt benefit losses that can discourage work advancement. The sponsor said state conversations have included the governor’s office, Utah’s federal delegation and outside partners such as the Sutherland Institute.
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