HR 4983 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges.

Introduced Jul 22, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ

Latest action · Jul 22, 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.

IntroducedJul 22, 2004
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit of $1,000 for each of their employees who teaches a course at an accredited community college for which the employee receives no compensation.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2004 to Sep 30, 2004; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-PA	Chaka Fattah	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-PA	Curt Weldon	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-LA	David Vitter	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-MI	Fred Upton	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-PA	James C. Greenwood	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-NY	John M. McHugh	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-FL	Katherine Harris	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-NY	Major R. Owens	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-IN	Mark E. Souder	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-TX	Martin Frost	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-NY	Maurice D. Hinchey	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart	Original	Jul 22, 2004
R-PA	Phil English	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-TX	Silvestre Reyes	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-ME	Thomas H. Allen	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-LA	William J. Jefferson	Original	Jul 22, 2004
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		Sep 30, 2004
D-MA	Martin T. Meehan		Sep 30, 2004
D-MA	Michael E. Capuano		Sep 30, 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 Jul 22, 2004

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 22, 2004Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Titles 1

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 a credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 22, 2004Introduced in House

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