HR 809 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.

Introduced Feb 15, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Eric Cantor R-VA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 15, 2005 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.

IntroducedFeb 15, 2005
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to make the reductions in capital gains rates permanent.

Cosponsors 122

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2005 to Apr 4, 2006, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MI	Dave Camp	Original	Feb 15, 2005
R-LA	Jim McCrery	Original	Feb 15, 2005
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Original	Feb 15, 2005
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan	Original	Feb 15, 2005
R-PA	Phil English	Original	Feb 15, 2005
R-KY	Ron Lewis	Original	Feb 15, 2005
R-NY	Thomas M. Reynolds	Original	Feb 15, 2005
R-CA	Wally Herger	Original	Feb 15, 2005
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth		Feb 16, 2005
R-MO	Kenny C. Hulshof		Feb 16, 2005
R-OH	Rob Portman		Feb 16, 2005
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Feb 17, 2005
R-MO	W. Todd Akin		Feb 17, 2005
R-UT	Chris Cannon		Mar 1, 2005
R-CA	Christopher Cox		Mar 1, 2005

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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 15, 2005Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Subjects

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

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