HR 318 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Commuter Benefit Equity Act of 2001

Introduced Jan 31, 2001 Originated House Sponsor James P. McGovern D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 31, 2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Commuter Benefit Equity Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to raise the $65 transportation fringe benefit limitation (applicable to commuter highway vehicles and transit passes) to an amount ($175) that equals the amount permitted for qualified parking (thus providing for a uniform dollar limitation for all types of transportation fringe benefits).

Cosponsors 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2001 to Dec 19, 2001; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-PARobert A. BorskiOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MABarney FrankFeb 27, 2001
D-MABill DelahuntFeb 27, 2001
D-TNBob ClementFeb 27, 2001
D-ILBobby L. RushFeb 27, 2001
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyFeb 27, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyFeb 27, 2001
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 27, 2001
D-OREarl BlumenauerFeb 27, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsFeb 27, 2001
D-MDElijah E. CummingsFeb 27, 2001
D-CAEllen O. TauscherFeb 27, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranFeb 27, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 27, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyFeb 27, 2001
R-NYJohn M. McHughFeb 27, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardFeb 27, 2001
D-OHMarcy KapturFeb 27, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostFeb 27, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyFeb 27, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiFeb 27, 2001
D-ILRod R. BlagojevichFeb 27, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownFeb 27, 2001
D-MDSteny H. HoyerFeb 27, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinFeb 27, 2001
D-CATom LantosFeb 27, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Mar 28, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorMar 28, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMar 28, 2001
D-NYEliot L. EngelMar 28, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 28, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldMar 28, 2001
R-ILMark KirkMar 28, 2001
D-CAMichael M. HondaMar 28, 2001
R-CTRob SimmonsMar 28, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 28, 2001
D-CASam FarrMar 28, 2001
D-NYSteve IsraelMar 28, 2001
D-PATim HoldenMar 28, 2001
R-NYVito FossellaMar 28, 2001
R-MDConstance A. MorellaApr 24, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 24, 2001
R-NJMike FergusonApr 24, 2001
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestApr 24, 2001
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 24, 2001
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaDec 5, 2001
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinDec 5, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersDec 5, 2001
D-CABob FilnerDec 5, 2001
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoDec 5, 2001
D-NYNita M. LoweyDec 5, 2001
D-NJRush HoltDec 5, 2001
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonDec 5, 2001
D-ORDavid WuDec 19, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 31, 2001

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2001Introduced in House
  2. Jan 31, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 107-571IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEXAS RESTORATION ACT32 pagesIndian Affairs CommitteeJun 18, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a uniform dollar limitation for all types of transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income.
Short Titles as Introduced
Commuter Benefit Equity Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2001Introduced in House

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