HR 5986 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Working American Competitiveness Act

Introduced Jul 28, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Chris Chocola R-IN

Latest action · Jul 28, 2006 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 28, 2006
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Working American Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayers to elect to exclude from gross income, without limitation, earned income (i.e., income for services performed) from sources within a foreign country.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2006 to Sep 29, 2006; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-CA	George Radanovich	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-MN	Gil Gutknecht	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-AZ	Jeff Flake	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-IL	Jerry Weller	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-CA	John Campbell	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-NY	John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-IN	Mark E. Souder	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-IN	Mike Pence	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-PA	Phil English	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-GA	Phil Gingrey	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-TX	Ron Paul	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-CA	Wally Herger	Original	Jul 28, 2006
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Sep 7, 2006
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Sep 21, 2006
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Sep 29, 2006

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 28, 2006

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House
Jul 28, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 3496	Working American Competitiveness Act	Identical bill	Jun 13, 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 eliminate the limitation on the foreign earned income exclusion, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Working American Competitiveness Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House

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