Tax - Legislation
- Bill Enacted: H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009
Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-8.
(March 9, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.567 A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for ...
A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates.
(March 9, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.920 To amend the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of ...
To amend the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 regarding the local coordinating entity of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.
(February 7, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.394 Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literacy, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.
(February 7, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.350 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
An original bill to provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health.
(January 27, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.782 Taxpayer Choice Act of 2009
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose.
(January 26, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.755 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale or exchange of certain residences acquired before 2013.
(January 26, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.692 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock.
(January 24, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.316 Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act II of 2009
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduction in the rate of tax on qualified timber gain of corporations, and for other purposes.
(January 24, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.674 Fair Taxes for Seniors Act of 2009
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have attained age 50.
(January 24, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.673 Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain positions.
(January 24, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.664 Economic Stimulus Enhancement and Tax Relief Permanency Act of 2009
To make the 2001 and 2003 tax relief permanent law.
(January 21, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.296 Fair Tax Act of 2009
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
(January 20, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.285 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable and other organizations are excluded from gross income, and for other purposes.
(January 19, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.590 Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2009
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable and other organizations are excluded from gross income.
(January 13, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.498 Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009
To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes.
(January 12, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.489 Strategic Communication Act of 2009
To improve the conduct of strategic communication by the Federal Government.
(January 11, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.470 Economic Recovery and Middle-Class Tax Relief Act of 2009
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth.
(January 11, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.396 Senior Assets Verification Exemption (SAVE) from Capital Gains Tax Act ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain net capital gain of individuals who have attained age 65 shall not be subject to tax.
(January 7, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.301 Economic Growth Through Tax Stimulus Act of 2009
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent pending tax increases and to provide additional tax reductions to stimulate economic growth.
(January 6, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.264 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
(January 5, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.112 A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified ...
A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness.
(January 4, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
(January 4, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.99 Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2009
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes.
(January 4, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.78 Invest in Small Business Act of 2009
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a full exclusion for gain from certain small business stocks.
(January 4, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.7321 Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act
To authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes.
(December 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(November 15, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.7222 To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other ...
To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
October 16, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 14, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.7082 Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
October 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-428.
(October 13, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2786 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination ...
To reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans.
October 14, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 12, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.
October 14, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 12, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.3477 Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008
A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.
October 13, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 11, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions ...
To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.
October 07, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 5, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.
October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.
(October 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3679 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use.
(September 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3675 Compensation Fairness Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.
(September 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3670 A bill to regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic ...
A bill to regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic commerce, and for other purposes.
(September 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3669 Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National ...
A bill to reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation, and for other purposes.
(September 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3659 Corporate Transparency Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disclosure of schedule M-3 to the Securities and Exchange Commission, to provide for the public disclosure of certain information on such schedule, to provide penalties for failure to file such schedule or inaccurately reporting information on such schedule, and for other purposes.
(September 29, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6984 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008, Part II
To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
September 30, 2008: Signed by President.
(September 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.7237 Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit.
(September 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3648 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes.
(September 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.7006 Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide disaster assistance relief.
(September 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.7005 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.
(September 21, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6532 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.
September 15, 2008: Signed by President.
(September 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.
(September 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3478 Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.
(September 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3427 Coastal Homeowners Assistance Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for hurricane mitigation expenditures, and to provide a credit for the increased insurance premiums of certain homeowners as a result of hurricane events.
(July 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3421 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes.
(July 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3445 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2008
An original bill to impose sanctions with respect to Iran, to provide for the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local governments and other entities, to identify locations of concern with respect to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran, and for other purposes.
(July 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3429 GIVE Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions.
(July 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6756 Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for clean coal technology, and for other purposes.
(July 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6709 National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act
To greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, to dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, and for other purposes.
(July 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.642 A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent ...
A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
(July 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3372 Saver's Bonus Act of 2007
A bill to promote savings by providing a match for eligible taxpayers who contribute to savings products and to facilitate taxpayers receiving this match and open a bank account when they file their Federal income tax returns.
(July 29, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.
July 30, 2008: Signed by President.
(July 28, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.J.Res.93 Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese ...
Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
July 29, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-287.
(July 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3359 American Shipping Reinvestment Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States.
(July 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3349 Energy Assistance Act of 2008
A bill to increase energy assistance for low-income persons, to extend energy tax incentives, and for other purpose.
(July 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3327 Empowered at Home Act of 2008
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
(July 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6599 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(July 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3335 Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
(July 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3331 Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.
(July 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3322 Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to provide tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest, and for other purposes.
(July 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6560 To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law ...
To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes.
(July 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6552 Incentivizing Renewable Energy Production Act of 2008
To provide incentives for the reduction of green house gases.
(July 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3278 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no loan may be made from a qualified employer plan using a credit card or other intermediary and to limit the number of loans that may be made from a qualified employer plan to a participant or beneficiary.
(July 15, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.2967 A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued ...
A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes.
July 17, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-279.
(July 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6487 Diesel Tax Parity Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary reduction in the tax imposed on diesel fuel.
(July 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3260 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009
An original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(July 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3249 Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2008
A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property.
(July 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3244 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes.
(July 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3243 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses relating to all home schools to be qualified education expenses for purposes of a Coverdell education savings account.
(July 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6447 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.
(July 7, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3228 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for green roofs.
(July 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3227 Iran Sanctions Act of 2008
An original bill to impose sanctions on Iran and for other purposes.
(July 5, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies ...
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
June 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-252.
(June 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3208 Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for clean coal technology, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6382 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008
To make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6426 KC-X Tanker Recompete Act
To prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Defense on the KC-X tanker contract, and for other purposes related to that contract.
(June 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3203 KC-Tanker Recompete Act
A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Defense on the KC-X tanker contract, and for other purposes related to that contract.
(June 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.601 A resolution designating October 19 through October 25, 2008, as ...
A resolution designating October 19 through October 25, 2008, as "National Save for Retirement Week".
(June 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3190 Earned Income Credit Information Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require employers to notify their employees of the availability of the earned income credit.
(June 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6371 Earned Income Credit Information Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require employers to notify their employees of the availability of the earned income credit.
(June 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.1294 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3171 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain tax-exempt financing of energy transportation infrastructure from the private business use tests, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6324 Imported Ethanol Facilitation Act
To facilitate the importation of ethanol.
(June 17, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3162 MADE in the USA Tax Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief to improve the competitiveness of United States corporations and small businesses, to eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6289 Save Family-Owned Farms and Small Businesses Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum reduction in estate tax value for farmland and other special use property, to restore and increase the estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests, and for other purposes.
(June 16, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.
(June 15, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6081 Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide benefits for military personnel, and for other purposes.
June 17, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-245.
(June 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3139 Oversight of the Performance and Effectiveness of National Contracting ...
A bill to provide for greater accountability and transparency in the Federal contracting process, and for other purposes.
(June 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6266 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3121 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3125 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3098 Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
(June 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3079 Family Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income tax relief for families, and for other purposes.
(June 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3080 Imported Ethanol Parity Act
A bill to ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol.
(June 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3049 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the capital ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the capital gains and dividends rate permanent and to provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3063 S Corporation Modernization Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6157 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception from the 10 percent penalty for early withdrawals from governmental plans for qualified public safety employees.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.1228 Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without ...
Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3072 Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008
A bill to provide for comprehensive health reform.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6111 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes.
(May 19, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3044 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.
(May 18, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3036 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
(May 18, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6049 Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
(May 12, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
May 08, 2008: Signed by President.
(May 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5984 Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law.
(May 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2991 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.
(May 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2971 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a suspension of the highway fuel tax, and for other purposes.
(April 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5930 Charitable Aid to Community Heroes Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to collect and disperse deductible contributions for certain individuals who are injured or killed in an effort to protect life or property.
(April 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5908 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations.
(April 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2896 Diesel Tax Parity Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary reduction in the tax imposed on diesel fuel.
(April 19, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2890 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a highway fuel tax holiday.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2886 Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to amend certain expiring provisions.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2884 Research and Development Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to improve America's research competitiveness, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5801 Free Internet Filing Act
To provide for direct access to electronic tax return filing, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5800 Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to appropriate the proceeds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2861 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the imposition of a separate fee for electronic filing of returns and statements for individuals, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5804 Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5790 Universal Homeowner Tax Cut Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for State and local real property taxes whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5793 Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008
To restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2856 Optional One Page Flat Tax Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2851 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the penalty ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers.
(April 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2852 Federal Spending and Taxpayer Accessibility Act of 2008
A bill to provide increased accessibility to information on Federal spending, and for other purposes.
(April 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5779 Social Security Forever Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the amount of wages in excess of the contribution and benefit base, and for other purposes.
(April 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5764 Medicaid Levy Enhancement Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a continuous levy on payments to Medicaid providers and suppliers.
(April 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2843 Medicaid Levy Enhancement Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a continuous levy on payments to Medicaid providers and suppliers.
(April 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5744 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend permanently the ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend permanently the election to deduct State and local general sales taxes.
(April 7, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5716 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer protection and assistance, and for other purposes.
(April 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5720 Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance for housing.
(April 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, assist low-income taxpayers, and for other purposes.
(April 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2823 Transportation Empowerment Act
A bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
(April 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2821 Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law.
(April 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5703 Elderly Care Tax Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that elderly and disabled individuals receiving in-home care under certain government programs are not liable for the payment of employment taxes with respect to the providers of such care, and for other purposes.
(April 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5689 Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 18, United States Code, to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes.
(April 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5691 Middle Class Assistance Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for State and local real property taxes on principal residences of taxpayers who elect not to deduct State and local income and general sales taxes, a refundable credit for the increased cost in 2008 of heating oil used to heat the principal residence of the taxpayer, and to increase and make permanent the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
(April 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5682 Rural America Communication Expansion for the Future Act of 2008
To improve access to broadband service in rural and underserved areas of the United States, and for other purposes.
(March 31, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5681 Innovation Tax Credit Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to improve America's research competitiveness, and for other purposes.
(March 31, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5666 Overtime Restoration Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the earned income tax credit to taxpayers who exceed 40 hours of wage work per week.
(March 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2787 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
(March 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5649 Home Owners' Loan Corporation for the 21st Century Act
To establish the Home Owners' Loan Corporation to provide emergency home mortgage relief.
(March 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5647 Fair Share Act of 2008
To provide public charter school options for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring and those schools with a graduation rate of less than 60 percent, and for other purposes.
(March 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2775 Fair Share Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the United States Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2763 Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2761 Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads (REPAIR) Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and transfer the proceeds of the tax to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2782 Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads and Rail (REPAIR) Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit on crude oil and transfer the proceeds of the tax to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5602 Fair Share Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the United States Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2757 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain benefits applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.314 Establishing a Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform.
Establishing a Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform.
(March 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.312 Budget resolution FY2009
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5558 Energy Infrastructure Tax Fairness Act
To limit the discriminatory taxation of oil pipeline property.
(March 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5543 Women's Retirement Security Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners, and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2711 Worksite Enforcement Act of 2008
A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes.
(March 3, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5523 Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate and tax Internet gambling.
(March 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.12 HOME Act
A bill to promote home ownership, manufacturing, and economic growth.
(February 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.305 Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and ...
Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation.
(February 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5507 Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of ...
To require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and to prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States military bases in Iraq, and for other purposes.
(February 25, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5484 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services.
(February 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.987 Encouraging Americans to join others across the country in using ...
Encouraging Americans to join others across the country in using their rebate checks to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services in order to save money, stimulate the economy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5437 American-Made Energy Act of 2008
To promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2642 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Act
A bill to establish a national renewable energy standard, to extend and create renewable energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2648 STEP UP Act
A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to improve programs carried out through youth opportunity grants, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.
February 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-185.
(February 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.977 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that rebate ...
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that rebate checks would better stimulate the economy if spent on American-made products and services from American-owned companies.
(February 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
(February 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5402 Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse Act of 2008
To amend the Small Business Act to establish the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change and to establish the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse to provide support and information on climate change to small business concerns.
(February 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5310 Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities.
(February 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5269 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow additional ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow additional expenses for purposes of determining the Hope Scholarship Credit, and for other purposes.
(February 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5298 To deny a rebate of Federal income taxes to illegal immigrants.
To deny a rebate of Federal income taxes to illegal immigrants.
(February 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5294 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the additional 0. ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the additional 0.2 percent FUTA surtax.
(February 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5242 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.
(February 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2567 Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2008
A bill to provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited sales, use, and retailers' occupation tax holiday.
(January 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5175 Federal Tax Withholding Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the withholding of income and social security taxes.
(January 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5142 Family Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an economic stimulus for individuals.
(January 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2552 Small Business Stimulus Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a stimulus to small business by increasing expensing for small businesses in 2008, extending the length of the carryback period for net operating losses during 2007 and 2008, and extending the research and development credit.
(January 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5105 Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes.
(January 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2547 Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes.
(January 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4995 Middle Class Jobs Protection Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce corporate marginal income tax rates, and for other purposes.
(January 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.920 Additional Earmark Disclosure Resolution
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the earmark point of order.
(January 13, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.
January 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-177.
(January 5, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.2436 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the term of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
January 04, 2008: Signed by President.
(January 2, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
December 29, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-172.
(December 27, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-161.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Enacted: S.2371 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical corrections.
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical corrections.
December 21, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-153.
(December 19, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.
December 20, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-142.
(December 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2519 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007
A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4881 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007
To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2518 Freedom to Choose Tax Reform Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the individual income tax by providing an election for eligible individuals to only be subject to a simple, low-rate tax system on gross income with an individual tax credit, and for other purposes.
(December 16, 2007) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.3963 SCHIP Extension bill
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
December 12, 2007: Vetoed by President.
(December 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4318 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the penalty on ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4312 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain benefits ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain benefits applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone, and for other purposes.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4338 Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act
To establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the social security and medicare hospital insurance trust funds.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4287 Medicare Provider Accountability Act
To include Medicare provider payments in the Federal Payment Levy Program, to require the Department of Health and Human Services to offset Medicare provider payments by the amount of the provider's delinquent Federal debt, and for other purposes.
(December 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2394 Good Government Contractor Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by providing for a national, Internet accessible, filing system for Federal tax liens, and for other purposes.
(November 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4235 Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the estate tax, to repeal the carryover basis rule, to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4238 Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2007
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and to provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2373 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for residents of Puerto Rico who participate in cafeteria plans under the Puerto Rican tax laws an exclusion from employment taxes which is comparable to the exclusion that applies to cafeteria plans under such Code.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4195 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2369 A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain ...
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2374 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.263 To establish the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and ...
To establish the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4242 Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4172 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000.
(November 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2345 American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007
An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to extend the financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4159 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4086 Healthy Families and Dedicated Teachers Tax Relief Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable purposes and the deduction for State and local sales tax, and to extend the residential energy efficient property credit, the above the line deduction for eligible educator expenses, and the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
(November 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4081 Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2007
To prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes.
(November 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4078 Education Professional Development Tax Credit Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow elementary and secondary school teachers a credit against income tax for professional development and training expenses.
(November 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2302 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
An original bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
(October 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4042 Family Farm, Small Business, and Home Tax Relief Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the estate tax for periods before its termination in 2010 by increasing the unified credit, lowering the maximum estate tax rate, restoring the exclusion for family-owned business interests, excluding the value of the decedent's principal residence, and for other purposes.
(October 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2233 A bill to provide a permanent deduction for States and local general ...
A bill to provide a permanent deduction for States and local general sales taxes.
(October 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax relief to low and moderate income individuals, to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, to reform the corporate income tax, and for other purposes.
(October 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2242 Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007
An original bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers, and for other purposes.
(October 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3962 Superfund Polluter Pays Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
(October 22, 2007) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.976 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
October 03, 2007: Vetoed by President.
(October 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2128 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007
A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
(September 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3735 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the look-through ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations.
(September 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2126 Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies.
(September 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3636 Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
(September 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3607 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Hope ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Hope Scholarship Credit by increasing the maximum credit, by allowing the credit for 4 years of postsecondary education, and by allowing the credit for room, board, and certain other expenses.
(September 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3604 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain payments ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain payments made to the European Union in lieu of income taxes to a member of the European Union as income taxes paid to a foreign country for purposes of the foreign tax credit.
(September 17, 2007) - Bill Enacted: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
September 14, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-81.
(September 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2044 Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007
A bill to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes.
(September 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3520 Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2007
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, to improve the administration of justice, and for other purposes.
(September 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3501 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities is not treated as acquisition indebtedness by organizations which are limited partners for purposes of the unrelated business income tax.
(September 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3497 STATE Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in the rate of tax on such fuel by the States.
(September 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3483 Universal College Credit Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified tuition and related expenses.
(September 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3424 To authorize appropriations for the purpose of establishing an office ...
To authorize appropriations for the purpose of establishing an office within the Internal Revenue Service to focus on violations of the internal revenue laws by persons who are under investigation for conduct relating to commercial sex acts, and to increase the criminal monetary penalty limitations for the underpayment or overpayment of tax due to fraud.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3396 Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act
To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3395 Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1967 New Savers Act
A bill to provide administrative ease and incentives for increased saving by Americans, and for other purposes.
(July 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3248 SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2007
To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
(July 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3269 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
(July 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3264 American Life Sciences Competitiveness Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the tax treatment of biomedical research corporations.
(July 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3220 Biofuels Research and Development Enhancement Act
Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure.
(July 28, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3160 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.
(July 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007
To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes.
(July 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3124 To treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified ...
To treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness.
(July 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1834 Help End Addiction to Lethal Tobacco Habits Act
A bill to improve the health of Americans through the gradual elimination of tobacco products.
(July 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1799 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply rate parity ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply rate parity to the excise tax on small cigars and small cigarettes, and for other purposes.
(July 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3056 Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, to revise the tax rules on expatriation, and for other purposes.
(July 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3058 Public Land Communities Transition Act of 2007
To amend chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, to provide full payments under such chapter to units of general local government in which entitlement land is located, to provide transitional payments during fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to those States and counties previously entitled to payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
(July 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1773 Small Business Payroll Protection Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate payroll tax deposit agents.
(July 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2901 Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a program demonstrating multiple approaches to Lifelong Learning Accounts, which are portable, worker-owned savings accounts that can be used by workers to help finance education, training, and apprenticeships and which are intended to supplement both public and employer-provided education and training resources, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2924 Greater Access To Education Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand expenses which qualify for the Hope Scholarship Credit and to make the Hope Scholarship Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit refundable.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2947 Energy Efficient Buildings Promotion Act
To provide for the establishment of energy performance standards for new Federal or federally supported buildings, and major renovations of Federal or federally supported buildings, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2906 10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps Act
To establish a pilot program under which the Secretary of Education makes grants to establish and support the 10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2902 Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code to double the child tax credit for the first year, to expand the credit dependent care services, to provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1696 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies ...
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.513 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week.
(June 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2829 Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2806 Safety Net Enhancement Act
To reform the Federal unemployment benefits system, and for other purposes.
(June 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2816 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign trades, and for other purposes.
(June 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2734 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007
To make the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and certain other tax benefits permanent law.
(June 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1626 Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007
A bill to amend title XIV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes.
(June 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2706 Children's Hope Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education.
(June 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.479 To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for ...
To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for enforcement of clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
(June 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1593 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief and protections to military personnel, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies ...
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1532 Kansas Disaster Tax Relief Assistance Act
A bill to extend tax relief to the residents and businesses of an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR) by reason of severe storms and tornados beginning on May 4, 2007, and determined by the President to warrant individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal Government under such Act.
(May 23, 2007) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.2206 U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and ...
Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
May 25, 2007: Presented to President.
(May 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1501 Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses, and for other purposes.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1508 Clean Energy Production Tax Incentives Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand various tax incentives for production of renewable energy and clean energy sources, and for other purposes.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1495 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign trades, and for other purposes.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2476 West Valley Remediation Act of 2007
To authorize the United States Department of Energy to remediate the Western New York Nuclear Service Center in the Town of Ashford, New York, and dispose of nuclear waste.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1453 ITFA Extension Act of 2007
A bill to extend the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, and for other purposes.
(May 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2458 Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses, and for other purposes.
(May 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.34 Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act
A bill to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes.
(May 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.15 Second Look at Wasteful Spending Act of 2007
A bill to establish a new budget process to create a comprehensive plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process.
(May 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2411 Deductibility and Incentives to Promote Learning Opportunities and ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand deductions allowed for education-related expenses and to allow an earned tuition credit against income tax for qualified tuition and related expenses.
(May 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2380 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007
To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
(May 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2365 To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit damages and other ...
To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit damages and other remedies with respect to patents for tax planning methods.
(May 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2372 WEAN Off of Oil Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, to make the revenues from such tax available for investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.
(May 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2345 Abusive Tax Shelter Shutdown and Taxpayer Accountability Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to curb tax abuses by disallowing tax benefits claimed to arise from transactions without substantial economic substance, and for other purposes.
(May 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1405 Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2007
A bill to enhance the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes.
(May 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1399 College Affordability and Creating Chances for Educational Success for ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to combine the Hope Scholarship Credit and the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses into a refundable college affordability and creating chances for educational success for students (ACCESS) credit, to establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program, and to increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant Award.
(May 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2242 To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on ...
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents, and for other purposes.
(May 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2136 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
(May 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1307 Medicare Provider Accountability Act
A bill to include Medicare provider payments in the Federal Payment Levy Program, to require the Department of Health and Human Services to offset Medicare provider payments by the amount of the provider's delinquent Federal debt, and for other purposes.
(May 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2130 Comprehensive Transform America Transaction Fee Act of 2007
To require a study and comprehensive analytical report on transforming America by reforming the Federal tax code through elimination of all Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system.
(May 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2084 Family Budget Protection Act of 2007
To reform Federal budget procedures, to impose spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other purposes.
(April 29, 2007) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.1591 Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007
Making emergency supplem
May 01, 2007: Presented to President.
(April 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1238 Energy Security and Corporate Accountability Act of 2007
A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, close tax loopholes, impose windfall profits tax on major integrated oil companies, provide a reserve fund for biofuels research and infrastructure, and payments for low-income households.
(April 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1214 Invest in Small Business Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stocks.
(April 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1186 Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
(April 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1998 Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
(April 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1180 Workforce Housing Construction for the GO Zone Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing credit buildings in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, and for other purposes.
(April 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1986 Federal Contractor Accountability Act of 2007
To require potential Federal contractors to certify they owe no Federal tax debt.
(April 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1179 Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing for Superfund for purposes of cleanup activities with respect to those Superfund sites for which removal and remedial action is estimated to cost more than $50,000,000, and for other purposes.
(April 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1959 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit interest on ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit interest on federally guaranteed water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt.
(April 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1151 Health Care for Hybrids Act
A bill to provide incentives to the auto industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil.
(April 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1124 Tax Lien Simplification Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by providing for a national, Internet accessible, filing system for Federal tax liens, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1869 Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2007
To enhance the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.14 Invest in America Act
A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1887 Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing for Superfund for purposes of cleanup activities with respect to those Superfund sites for which removal and remedial action is estimated to cost more than $50 million, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1111 Fair Flat Tax Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible, and for other purposes.
(April 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1862 Expand and Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage new school construction through the creation of a new class of bond.
(April 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1081 Flat Tax Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income, and for other purposes.
(April 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1027 PACT Act
A bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1040 Tax Simplification Act of 2007
A bill to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.284 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the ...
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the point of order against the consideration of legislation that contains congressional earmarks.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1025 Fair Tax Act of 2007
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.109 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States ...
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1733 Appropriations Transparency Act of 2007
To prohibit the inclusion of earmarks in conference reports that were not in the House- or Senate-passed bills.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1007 United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007
A bill to direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1712 Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to improve America's research competitiveness, and for other purposes.
(March 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.123 A resolution reforming the congressional earmark process.
A resolution reforming the congressional earmark process.
(March 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1677 Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance taxpayer protections and outreach.
(March 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States ...
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(March 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1620 Federal Land Compensation Act
To provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program, and for other purposes.
(March 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1635 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization ...
To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
(March 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1586 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2007
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
(March 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.914 Economic Development Act of 2007
A bill to authorize the States (and subdivisions thereof), the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the United States to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes.
(March 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1562 Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand certain rules with respect to housing in the GO Zones.
(March 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.912 America's Better Classroom Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.
(March 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.851 Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives.
(March 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1500 Gasoline Price Stabilization Act of 2007
To provide for the stabilization of prices for gasoline, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1481 Military Access to Housing Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects.
(March 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.839 Military Access to Housing Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects.
(March 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.833 Competitiveness through Education, Technology, and Enterprise Act of 2007
A bill to make the United States competitive in a global economy.
(March 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1407 Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand incentives for education.
(March 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1375 Earmark Accountability and Reform Act of 2007
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority, and for other purposes.
(March 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.779 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization ...
A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
(March 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1360 Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2007
To amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit the extent to which States may tax the compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters.
(March 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.785 Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit the extent to which States may tax the compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters.
(March 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.747 Tax Code Termination Act
A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.
(February 28, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1300 Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2007
To strengthen national security and promote energy independence by reducing the Nation's reliance on foreign oil, improving vehicle technology and efficiency, increasing the distribution of alternative fuels, bolstering rail infrastructure, and expanding access to public transit.
(February 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1200 American Health Security Act of 2007
To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.
(February 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.680 Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007
A bill to ensure proper oversight and accountability in Federal contracting, and for other purposes.
(February 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.681 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
A bill to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
(February 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.672 Rural Community Renewable Energy Bonds Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax-exempt financing for qualified renewable energy facilities, and for other purposes.
(February 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.614 Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to double the child tax credit for the first year, to expand the credit dependent care services, to provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1077 Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007
To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1050 A Living Wage, Jobs For All Act
To establish a living wage, jobs for all policy for all peoples in the United States and its territories, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1056 Family Education Freedom Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1058 Hope Plus Scholarship Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to be used for elementary and secondary expenses.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1040 Freedom Flat Tax Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.592 Growing Our Manufacturing Employment Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a manufacturer's jobs credit, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.554 Act For Our Kids
A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes.
(February 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.905 CUTS bill
To increase accountability and equity in the Federal budget.
(February 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.790 PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act
To provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program, and for other purposes.
(January 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.779 Tax Snooping Prevention Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to double the damages, fines, and penalties for the unauthorized inspection or disclosure of returns and return information, and for other purposes.
(January 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.743 Internet Access Moratorium Tax bill
To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
(January 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.709 Total Overhaul of Totalization Agreements Law of 2007
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict totalization agreements between the United States and other countries to providing for appropriate exchange of social security taxes or contributions between the parties to such agreements, and to prohibit crediting of individuals under such title with earnings from employment or self-employment in the United States performed while such individuals are not citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents of the United States and are not authorized by law to be employed in the United States.
(January 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.396 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat controlled ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat controlled foreign corporations in tax havens as domestic corporations.
(January 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.689 Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2007
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.378 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.676 United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and ...
To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.670 Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act
To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil through the use of alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies, and for other purposes.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.360 Greater Access To Education Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand expenses which qualify for the Hope Scholarship Credit and to make the Hope Scholarship Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit refundable.
(January 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.347 Minimum Wage bill
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.
(January 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.349 Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007
An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives to employers and employees of small businesses, and for other purposes.
(January 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.510 Tax Code Termination Act
To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(January 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.515 Corporate Entitlement Reform Act of 2007
To establish a commission on corporate entitlement reform.
(January 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.456 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act
To amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.
(January 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.281 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.
(January 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.411 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses.
(January 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.242 Social Security KidSave Accounts Act
To amend the Social Security Act to provide each American child with a KidSave Account, and for other purposes.
(January 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.279 Social Security Totalization Agreement Reform Act of 2007
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for Congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements.
(January 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.22 Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the ...
Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the Social Security totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.6 Pay-As-You-Go bill
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.6 National Energy and Environmental Security Act of 2007
A bill to enhance the security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.10 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the tax give away since ...
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the tax give away since 2001 to the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans should be repealed and those monies instead invested in vital programs to relieve the growing burden on the working poor and to alleviate poverty in America.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.18 Expressing disapproval by the House of Representatives of the ...
Expressing disapproval by the House of Representatives of the totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico signed by the Commissioner of Social Security and the Director General of the Mexican Social Security Institute on June 29, 2004.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.48 Private Property Rights Protection Act
A bill to return meaning to the Fifth Amendment by limiting the power of eminent domain.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.62 A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified ...
A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.81 West Valley Remediation Act of 2007
A bill to authorize the United States Department of Energy to remediate the Western New York Nuclear Service Center in the Town of Ashford, New York, and to dispose of nuclear waste.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.15 National Health Insurance Act
To provide a program of national health insurance, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2007
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.156 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007
A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.50 Paul Coverdell Homestead Open Space Preservation and Conservation Act of 2006
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.135 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire land for the ...
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire land for the purposes of expanding Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.96 Export Products Not Jobs Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure a fairer and simpler method of taxing controlled foreign corporations of United States shareholders, to treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled in the United States as domestic corporations, to codify the economic substance doctrine, and to eliminate the top corporate income tax rate, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.
December 20, 2006: Signed by President.
(December 18, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6122 Nonitemizer Real Property Tax Deduction Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers.
(September 18, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.4 Pension Reform bill
To provide economic security for all Americans, and for other purposes.
August 17, 2006: Signed by President.
(August 15, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.555 A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent ...
A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
(August 1, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5970 Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
(July 26, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5874 Consumer Relief and Investment in Our Future Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to suspend the application of any provision of Federal law under which any person is given relief from any requirement to pay royalty for production oil or natural gas from Federal lands (including submerged lands), for production occurring in any period in which the market price of production exceeds certain prices, and for other purposes.
(July 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3583 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate payroll ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate payroll tax deposit agents.
(June 25, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5667 Deficit Reduction and Effective Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of discretionary budget authority, promote fiscal responsibility, reinstate Pay-As-You-Go rules, require responsible use of reconciliation procedures, and for other purposes.
(June 19, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5638 Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000 and to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5480 African Entrepreneurship Act of 2006
To promote economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and private sector development in Africa, and to promote partnerships among small and medium enterprises in the United States and the African private sector in qualified sub-Saharan African countries.
(May 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2993 Strategic Energy Fund Act of 2006
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary oil profit fee and to use the proceeds of the fee collected to provide a Strategic Energy Fund and expand certain energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.
(May 21, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5422 To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ...
To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on internet access and on multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.
(May 16, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.4297 Tax Reconciliation bill
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
May 17, 2006: Signed by President.
(May 15, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5386 Appropriations bill FY2007, EPA
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(May 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5242 Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act of 2006
To amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.
(April 25, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5205 Transportation Empowerment Act
To empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
(April 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2656 Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act of 2006
A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.
(April 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5176 Fair Flat Tax Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible, and for other purposes.
(April 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2512 Transportation Empowerment Act
A bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
(April 3, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2504 End Child Poverty Act
A bill to eliminate child poverty.
(April 2, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2485 Secure Rural Schools and Communities Funding Act of 2006
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a source for payments to States and counties under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
(March 28, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5070 Trade Preference Extension and Expansion Act of 2006
To extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.
(March 28, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2443 Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act of 2006
A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority.
(March 14, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4862 Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005
To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce.
(February 28, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.673 Expressing support for the efforts of the people of the Republic of ...
Expressing support for the efforts of the people of the Republic of Belarus to establish a full democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights and urging the Government of Belarus to conduct a free and fair presidential election on March 19, 2006.
(February 12, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4725 Tax Code Termination Act
To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(February 6, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4707 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.
(February 6, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2199 PACE-Finance Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education.
(January 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2182 Tax Code Termination Act
A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.
(January 18, 2006) - Bill Enacted: H.R.1815 Authorization bill FY2006, Defense
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
January 06, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-163.
(January 4, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3010 Appropriations bill FY2006, Labor, HHS, Education
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
December 30, 2005: Signed by President.
(December 28, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.2122 Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act
A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.
(December 14, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.2103 A bill to impose a temporary windfall profits tax on crude oil and ...
A bill to impose a temporary windfall profits tax on crude oil and provide a rebate to each household from the revenues resulting from such tax.
(December 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4449 Consumer Energy Assistance and Fairness Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, to allow a credit against tax for qualified fuel-efficient vehicles placed in service during the taxable year, to establish the Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
(December 4, 2005) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3058 Appropriations bill FY2006, Transportation, Treasury, HUD, ...
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
November 30, 2005: Signed by President.
(November 28, 2005) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3057 Appropriations bill FY2006, Foreign Operations
Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
November 14, 2005: Signed by President.
(November 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1981 Windfall Profits Tax Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, to rebate a portion of the tax collected back to American consumers, to fund programs under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and tax incentives for the manufacture of energy efficient motor vehicles by using a portion of the proceeds of such tax, and to deposit the balance of the tax collected into the Highway Trust Fund to support the funding of highway projects and to aid highway users, and for other purposes.
(November 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4263 Windfall Profits and Consumer Assistance Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, to establish the Consumer Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and to provide for a rebate to energy consumers.
(November 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4276 Consumer Windfall Excess Oil Profits Protection Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to use the proceeds of the windfall profit tax collected to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act and for medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(November 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4248 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.
(November 6, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4233 Child Support Enforcement Act of 2005
To allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and to require a parent who is chronically delinquent in child support to include the amount of the unpaid obligation in gross income.
(November 2, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4203 Windfall Profits Rebate Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to the American consumer, and for other purposes.
(October 31, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1927 Fair Flat Tax Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible, and for other purposes.
(October 25, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.282 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the tax give away ...
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the tax give away since 2001 to the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans should be repealed and those monies instead invested in vital programs to relieve the growing burden on the working poor and to alleviate poverty in America.
(October 25, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1921 Savings for Working Families Act of 2005
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and replacing such taxes with a national sales tax and a business tax.
(October 24, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1809 REPAIR bill
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds of the tax collected to offset the cost of supplemental spending bills that are targeted to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes.
(October 1, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1806 West Valley Remediation Act of 2005
A bill to authorize the United States Department of Energy to remediate the Western New York Nuclear Service Center in the Town of Ashford, New York, and dispose of nuclear waste.
(September 28, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3841 Small Employer Tax Relief Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes.
(September 19, 2005) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3 TEA-LU bill
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
August 10, 2005: Became Public Law No: 109-59.
(August 8, 2005) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2361 Appropriations bill FY2006, Interior
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
August 02, 2005: Became Public Law No: 109-54.
(July 31, 2005) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3512 Surface Transportation Extension Programs bill
To provide an extension of administrative expenses for highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
July 30, 2005: Signed by President.
(July 28, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1565 Tax Shelter and Tax Haven Reform Act of 2005
A bill to restrict the use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
(July 27, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3584 Superfund Polluter Pays Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
(July 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1363 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent dividends ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent dividends received from corporations in tax havens from receiving a reduced tax rate.
(June 28, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1230 Highway Reauthorization and Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2005
An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the extension of the Highway Trust Fund and the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund expenditure authority and related taxes and to provide for excise tax reform and simplification, and for other purposes.
(June 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2828 New Apollo Energy Act of 2005
To ensure that the United States leads the world in developing and manufacturing next generation energy technologies, to grow the economy of the United States, to create new highly trained, highly skilled American jobs, to eliminate American overdependence on foreign oil, and to address the threat of global warming.
(June 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2840 Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act of 2005
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that agencies, in promulgating rules, take into consideration the impact of such rules on the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes.
(June 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2721 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program Extension and Reform Act of 2005
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise the abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, authorize the Office of Surface Mining to collect the black lung excise tax, and make sundry other changes.
(May 24, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2625 Abusive Tax Shelter Shutdown and Taxpayer Accountability Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to curb tax abuses by disallowing tax benefits claimed to arise from transactions without substantial economic substance, and for other purposes.
(May 23, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1097 Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2005
A bill to amend title 4 of the United States Code to prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and other who work from home.
(May 21, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1099 Tax Simplification Act of 2005
A bill to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans.
(May 21, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2558 Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2005
To amend title 4 of the United States Code to prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home.
(May 21, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1084 End Child Poverty Act
A bill to eliminate child poverty, and for other purposes.
(May 17, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2339 Totalization Agreement Congressional Approval Act of 2005
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for Congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements.
(May 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.988 Estate Tax bill
A bill to permanently repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
(May 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.812 Flat Tax Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1601 Comprehensive Transform America Transaction Fee Act of 2005
To require a study and comprehensive analytical report on transforming America by reforming the Federal tax code through elimination of all Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system.
(April 11, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1568 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently reduce ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently reduce estate and gift tax rates to 30 percent, to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit to $10,000,000, and to increase the annual gift tax exclusion to $50,000.
(April 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1574 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000.
(April 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1577 Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, and for other purposes.
(April 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.732 Surface Transportation Programs bill
A bill to authorize funds to Federal aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
(April 4, 2005) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.1270 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate.
March 31, 2005: Signed by President.
(March 29, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1377 Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes.
(March 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1303 Fairness and Accountability in International Taxation Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income and to prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens.
(March 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1234 Corporate Accountability Tax Gap Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require greater transparency of corporate tax accounting measures, to facilitate analysis of financial statements, to permit inspection of true corporate tax liability and understand the tax strategies undertaken by corporations, to discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and to restore investor confidence in publicly traded corporations.
(March 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1040 Freedom Flat Tax Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.
(February 28, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.6 Needy Families Assistance bill
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide permanent family tax relief, to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and to improve access to quality child care, and to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by building assets, and for other purposes.
(January 22, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.25 Fair Tax Act of 2005
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
(January 22, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2005
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
(January 2, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.86 To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on ...
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.15 National Health Insurance Act
To provide a program of national health insurance, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2005)