HR 3776 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act

Introduced Feb 4, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Ron Lewis R-KY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 4, 2004 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. IntroducedFeb 4, 2004
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define certain self-created musical works or copyrights in musical works as capital assets eligible for capital gains tax treatment.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2004 to Oct 6, 2004; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TNBart GordonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TNJim CooperOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-CAMary BonoOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-COScott McInnisOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TNZach WampOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-MNJim RamstadApr 1, 2004
D-MDSteny H. HoyerApr 1, 2004
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinMay 12, 2004
R-ILPhilip M. CraneOct 6, 2004

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 Feb 4, 2004

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2004Introduced in House
  2. Feb 4, 2004Referred 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
Serial No. 108-71SELECT TAX ISSUES96 pagesWays and Means CommitteeSep 23, 2004

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2106Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity ActIdentical billFeb 24, 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 capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works.
Short Titles as Introduced
Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2004Introduced in House

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