To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters.
Latest action · Mar 15, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1424-1425)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include a bicycle commuting allowance as a qualified transportation fringe benefit, excludable from gross income.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2005 to Nov 13, 2006; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Feb 15, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Feb 15, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 15, 2005 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Feb 15, 2005 |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Original | Feb 15, 2005 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Feb 15, 2005 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Feb 15, 2005 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 15, 2005 |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Original | Feb 15, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Mar 2, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Mar 2, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 4, 2006 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jun 28, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Nov 13, 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 Feb 15, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1424-1425)
- Feb 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 15, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E234)
- Feb 15, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1424 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E234 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Feb 15, 2005 |
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-88 | MEMBER PROPOSALS ON TAX ISSUES INTRODUCED IN THE 109TH CONGRESS77 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Sep 26, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2635 | Bicycle Commuters Benefits Act of 2006 | Related bill | Apr 24, 2006 |
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 extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2005Introduced in House
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