HR 4156 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Clergy Housing Allowance Clarification Act of 2002

Introduced Apr 10, 2002 Originated House Became Public Law 107-181 Sponsor Jim Ramstad R-MN

Latest action · May 20, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-181.

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.

IntroducedApr 10, 2002
Passed HouseApr 16, 2002
Passed SenateMay 2, 2002
To the PresidentMay 8, 2002
Became lawMay 20, 2002Public Law 107-181

Summary

Clergy Housing Allowance Clarification Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that the parsonage allowance exclusion from gross income cannot exceed the fair rental value of the home, including furnishings and appurtenances such as a garage, plus the cost of utilities.

Sets forth effective date provisions.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 94	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed408–0	Apr 16, 2002

Cosponsors 39

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2002 to Apr 16, 2002; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-CA	Christopher Cox	Original	Apr 10, 2002
D-ND	Earl Pomeroy	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-LA	Jim McCrery	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-IA	Jim Nussle	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-FL	John L. Mica	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-FL	Mark Foley	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-MN	Mark R. Kennedy	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-IL	Philip M. Crane	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-CA	Wally Herger	Original	Apr 10, 2002
R-TN	Zach Wamp	Original	Apr 10, 2002
D-TN	Bart Gordon		Apr 11, 2002
R-NC	Charles H. Taylor		Apr 11, 2002
R-NC	Howard Coble		Apr 11, 2002
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Apr 11, 2002
R-GA	Johnny Isakson		Apr 11, 2002
D-PA	Joseph M. Hoeffel		Apr 11, 2002
R-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.		Apr 11, 2002
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Apr 15, 2002
R-KS	Jerry Moran		Apr 15, 2002
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Apr 15, 2002
R-CO	Scott McInnis		Apr 15, 2002
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Apr 15, 2002
R-AZ	Bob Stump		Apr 16, 2002
R-MS	Charles W. "Chip" Pickering		Apr 16, 2002
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson		Apr 16, 2002
D-IL	Danny K. Davis		Apr 16, 2002
R-IL	Jerry Weller		Apr 16, 2002
D-TN	John S. Tanner		Apr 16, 2002
R-IL	John Shimkus		Apr 16, 2002
R-IN	Mark E. Souder		Apr 16, 2002
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart		Apr 16, 2002
R-NC	Robin Hayes		Apr 16, 2002
D-WI	Ron Kind		Apr 16, 2002
R-AL	Spencer Bachus		Apr 16, 2002
R-OK	Wes Watkins		Apr 16, 2002

Committees 2

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Apr 10, 2002
Senate	Finance Committee	Referred Apr 17, 2002Discharged May 2, 2002

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 20, 2002Signed by President.
May 20, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-181.
May 8, 2002Presented to President.
May 2, 2002Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3887)
May 2, 2002Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3887)

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In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S3836, S3887	Thomas A. Daschle D-SD, Tim Hutchinson R-AR	May 2, 2002
Extensions	Debate and remarks E560	Ron Kind D-WI	Apr 17, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H1299–H1302Text printed H1299Recorded votes H1306enact	Danny K. Davis D-IL, Earl Pomeroy D-ND, Jim Ramstad R-MN, Sam Johnson R-TX	Apr 16, 2002

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.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

May 9, 2002H.R. 4156, Clergy Housing Clarification Act of 2002<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 2, 2002</p>
May 9, 2002H.R. 4156, Clergy Housing Clarification Act of 2002Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 2, 2002

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2200	Clergy Housing Allowance Clarification Act of 2002	Related bill	Apr 18, 2002

Titles 4

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property.
Short Titles as Introduced: Clergy Housing Allowance Clarification Act of 2002
Short Titles as Passed House: Clergy Housing Allowance Clarification Act of 2002
Short Titles as Enacted: Clergy Housing Allowance Clarification Act of 2002

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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