Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2024
Key claim: A House bill would set federal limits on how states tax people who live in one state and work in another, and it has been sent to the Judiciary Committee.
Abstract
(HR10026 · 118th Congress) Latest action (2024-10-22): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why this matters
The bill is the 2024 reintroduction of a recurring proposal to federally cap state income taxation of nonresident remote and cross-border workers. If enacted, it would shift revenue away from states that apply ‘convenience of the employer’ sourcing (notably New York) and reduce double-taxation risk for workers whose employer is in a different state than where they physically work. Its referral to Judiciary — rather than Ways and Means — signals the framing as an interstate commerce/federalism question rather than a pure tax policy change.