S 291 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

AMT and Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2001

Introduced Feb 8, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Fred Thompson R-TN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 8, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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. IntroducedFeb 8, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

AMT and Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative minimum tax; and (2) the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2001 to Jun 12, 2001; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonOriginalFeb 8, 2001
R-TXPhil GrammOriginalFeb 8, 2001
R-TNWilliam H. FristOriginalFeb 8, 2001
R-MSThad CochranMar 23, 2001
R-WYCraig ThomasMar 27, 2001
D-GAZell MillerApr 30, 2001
R-NVJohn EnsignMay 15, 2001
D-WAMaria CantwellMay 24, 2001
D-NVHarry ReidJun 12, 2001

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Feb 8, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 8, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1222-1223)
  3. Feb 8, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S3672Fred Thompson R-TNApr 6, 2001
SenateDebate and remarks S1222Fred Thompson R-TNFeb 8, 2001

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes and to allow the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative minimum tax.
Short Titles as Introduced
AMT and Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2001

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2001Introduced in Senate

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