HR 4727 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Disabled Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2006

Introduced Feb 8, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Sam Farr D-CA

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Latest action · Feb 8, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Disabled Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow members of the uniformed services whose retired pay in any taxable year is reduced due to an award of disability compensation by the Department of Veterans Affairs an extension of the three-year limitation period for filing tax refund claims until one year after the date of a disability determination. Limits the period for which such refund claims may be filed to taxable years beginning less than 15 years before the date of a disability determination.

Cosponsors 64

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2006 to Dec 6, 2006; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-TXAl GreenOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalFeb 8, 2006
R-INDan BurtonOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-HIEd CaseOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-MOIke SkeltonOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.OriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-ILLane EvansOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalFeb 8, 2006
R-FLMichael BilirakisOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 8, 2006
R-OHRobert W. NeyOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-NJRush HoltOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-NMTom UdallOriginalFeb 8, 2006
D-WAJim McDermottFeb 15, 2006
D-NVShelley BerkleyMar 7, 2006
R-PATodd Russell PlattsMar 9, 2006
D-NCBrad MillerMar 30, 2006
D-FLCorrine BrownMar 30, 2006
D-MABill DelahuntApr 25, 2006
D-ARMike RossApr 25, 2006
D-OHTed StricklandApr 25, 2006
D-GAJim MarshallApr 27, 2006
D-WAAdam SmithMay 2, 2006
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungMay 16, 2006
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIJul 25, 2006
D-MIDale E. KildeeSep 12, 2006
R-FLMark FoleySep 19, 2006
D-WAJay InsleeSep 20, 2006
D-NCMike McIntyreSep 20, 2006
D-TXRuben HinojosaSep 20, 2006
D-OHSherrod BrownSep 20, 2006
R-TXRon PaulSep 25, 2006
D-OHDennis J. KucinichSep 28, 2006
R-CTRob SimmonsSep 28, 2006
D-FLRobert WexlerSep 28, 2006
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterSep 28, 2006
D-CABarbara LeeSep 29, 2006
D-NCDavid E. PriceSep 29, 2006
D-CAHoward L. BermanSep 29, 2006
D-CAJane HarmanSep 29, 2006
D-WIGwen MooreNov 13, 2006
D-NYJose E. SerranoNov 13, 2006
D-NYEliot L. EngelNov 15, 2006
D-MOEmanuel CleaverNov 15, 2006
D-MEMichael H. MichaudNov 15, 2006
D-CAJoe BacaDec 6, 2006

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 8, 2006

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2006Introduced in House
  2. Feb 8, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E119)
  3. Feb 8, 2006Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E119Sam Farr D-CAFeb 8, 2006

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. 109-146HEWLETT-PACKARD'S PRETEXTING SCANDAL787 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 28, 2006

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2503Disabled Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2006Identical billApr 4, 2006

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 for an extension of the period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Short Titles as Introduced
Disabled Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2006

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2006Introduced in House

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