Tip Tax Fairness Act of 2003
Latest action · May 9, 2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E905)
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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2003 to Sep 23, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Original | May 8, 2003 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Jun 11, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 16, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| R-WA | George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Scott McInnis | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Amo Houghton | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 7, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Sep 15, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 23, 2004 |
Committees 1
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 May 8, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E905)
- May 8, 2003Introduced in House
- May 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E905 | Wally Herger R-CA | May 9, 2003 |
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-67 | IRS ENFORCEMENT OF THE REPORTING OF TIP INCOME67 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 15, 2004 |
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 that an employer shall be liable for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee only after the Internal Revenue Service establishes the amount of tips received by that employee.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Tip Tax Fairness Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.