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End Outsourcing Act Submitted in U.S. Congress

20 March 2020

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United States

U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) recently submitted bicameral legislation, the End Outsourcing Act (bill), in Congress. The bill is meant to utilize the tax code and federal grants, loans and contracts to end the outsourcing of jobs overseas. The bill would prevent employers from deducting expenses related to outsourcing, deny certain tax breaks to outsourcing employers, and require federal agencies awarding contracts, loans, loan guarantees, and grants to establish a negative preference for employers who have outsourced in the last three years. It also further disincentivizes sending jobs overseas by taxing foreign profits at...