OTC Medicine Tax Fairness Act of 2003
Latest action · Nov 21, 2003 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.
- IntroducedNov 21, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
The OTC Medicine Tax Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirement that the deduction for medicine and drugs is limited to prescribed drugs and insulin.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 21, 2003 to May 19, 2004, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Nov 21, 2003 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-IL | William O. Lipinski | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 19, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | May 19, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | May 19, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | May 19, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | May 19, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2003Introduced in House
- Nov 21, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
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