Tax Reform Action Commission Act of 2005
Latest action · Jan 4, 2005 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tax Reform Action Commission Act of 2005 - Declares that Congress must reform the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 so that the United States has a tax system that is: (1) simple, transparent, and efficient; (2) fair and equitable to all Americans; and (3) neutral between different activities and between current and future consumption.
Establishes in the legislative branch a Tax Reform Action Commission (Commission). Requires the Commission to make recommendations for tax reform to meet those objectives to Congress within two years after it is established.
Directs the Commission to establish task forces in Federal agencies to assist in the making and compiling of recommendations for tax reform.
Sets forth procedures for congressional consideration of the Commission's recommendations.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2005 to Jun 7, 2005; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Chris Chocola | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-CA | Christopher Cox | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jan 25, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jan 25, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Jan 25, 2005 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jun 7, 2005 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 4, 2005 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2005Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a commission on tax reform.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Tax Reform Action Commission Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
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