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

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; 8 are original cosponsors, there from 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
R-FL	Connie Mack		Mar 1, 2005
R-CA	David Dreier		Mar 1, 2005
R-CA	Elton Gallegly		Mar 1, 2005
R-GA	John Linder		Mar 1, 2005
R-NY	John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.		Mar 1, 2005
R-IL	Judy Biggert		Mar 1, 2005
R-TX	Kay Granger		Mar 1, 2005
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Mar 1, 2005
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart		Mar 1, 2005
R-CO	Bob Beauprez		Mar 3, 2005
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Mar 3, 2005
R-IL	Ray LaHood		Mar 3, 2005
R-IA	Steve King		Mar 3, 2005
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Mar 8, 2005
R-IN	Dan Burton		Mar 8, 2005
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Mar 8, 2005
R-NE	Lee Terry		Mar 8, 2005
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		Mar 8, 2005
R-IA	Tom Latham		Mar 8, 2005
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		Mar 9, 2005
R-FL	Mark Foley		Mar 9, 2005
R-MO	Roy Blunt		Mar 9, 2005
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood		Mar 10, 2005
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Mar 10, 2005
R-MN	Jim Ramstad		Mar 10, 2005
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Mar 10, 2005
R-FL	E. Clay Shaw Jr.		Mar 15, 2005
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Mar 15, 2005
R-AR	John Boozman		Mar 15, 2005
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Mar 15, 2005
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter		Mar 17, 2005
R-CA	Edward R. Royce		Apr 13, 2005
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Apr 13, 2005
R-IN	John N. Hostettler		Apr 13, 2005
R-WI	Mark Green		Apr 13, 2005
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Apr 13, 2005
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Apr 13, 2005
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Apr 19, 2005
R-MT	Denny Rehberg		Apr 19, 2005
R-IL	Jerry Weller		Apr 19, 2005
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Apr 19, 2005
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave		Apr 19, 2005
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra		Apr 19, 2005
R-CA	Randy (Duke) Cunningham		Apr 19, 2005
R-TX	Ron Paul		Apr 19, 2005
R-OK	John Sullivan		Apr 20, 2005
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Apr 20, 2005
R-MN	Mark R. Kennedy		Apr 20, 2005
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Apr 20, 2005
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Apr 20, 2005
R-LA	Richard H. Baker		Apr 20, 2005
R-LA	Bobby Jindal		Apr 26, 2005
R-IN	Chris Chocola		Apr 26, 2005
R-NY	John E. Sweeney		Apr 26, 2005
R-CT	Nancy L. Johnson		Apr 26, 2005
R-NY	Sue W. Kelly		Apr 26, 2005
R-FL	Tom Feeney		Apr 26, 2005
R-NY	Vito Fossella		Apr 26, 2005
R-FL	Dave Weldon		Apr 28, 2005
R-OH	John A. Boehner		Apr 28, 2005
R-GA	Nathan Deal		Apr 28, 2005
R-NY	Peter T. King		Apr 28, 2005
R-WY	Barbara Cubin		May 3, 2005
R-AZ	Jeff Flake		May 3, 2005
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		May 3, 2005
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker		May 3, 2005
R-NY	Sherwood Boehlert		May 3, 2005
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick		May 3, 2005
R-WA	Doc Hastings		May 12, 2005
R-AK	Don Young		May 12, 2005
R-MI	Fred Upton		May 12, 2005
R-IL	John Shimkus		May 12, 2005
R-OH	Michael G. Oxley		May 12, 2005
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		May 12, 2005
R-IN	Mike Pence		May 12, 2005
R-UT	Rob Bishop		May 12, 2005
R-CT	Rob Simmons		May 12, 2005
R-NC	Robin Hayes		May 12, 2005
R-LA	Rodney Alexander		May 12, 2005
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett		May 12, 2005
R-AZ	Trent Franks		May 12, 2005
R-PA	Bill Shuster		May 17, 2005
R-NY	James T. Walsh		May 17, 2005
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg		May 17, 2005
R-NY	John M. McHugh		May 17, 2005
R-AL	Spencer Bachus		May 17, 2005
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett		May 26, 2005
R-TX	John R. Carter		May 26, 2005
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		May 26, 2005
R-IN	Mark E. Souder		May 26, 2005
R-IN	Michael E. Sodrel		May 26, 2005
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer		May 26, 2005
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw		Jun 9, 2005
R-SC	Bob Inglis		Jun 9, 2005
R-NJ	Scott Garrett		Jun 9, 2005
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Jun 9, 2005
R-WA	David G. Reichert		Jun 16, 2005
R-CA	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon		Jun 16, 2005
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Jun 16, 2005
R-CA	John T. Doolittle		Jun 16, 2005
R-GA	Tom Price		Jun 16, 2005
R-KY	Geoff Davis		Jun 24, 2005
R-FL	Katherine Harris		Jun 24, 2005
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Jul 27, 2005
R-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.		Oct 20, 2005
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Nov 14, 2005
R-KY	Anne M. Northup		Apr 4, 2006

Committees 1

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Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Feb 15, 2005

Actions 2

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

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced: To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.

Subjects

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Text 1

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Feb 15, 2005Introduced in House

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