S 1514 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

OTC Medicine Tax Fairness Act of 2005

Introduced Jul 27, 2005 Originated Senate Sponsor Jim DeMint R-SC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 27, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9185)

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2005
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

The OTC Medicine Tax Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the provision limiting the tax deduction for medicine and drugs to prescribed drugs and insulin (thus allowing a tax deduction for over-the-counter medications).

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 27, 2005.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalJul 27, 2005
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalJul 27, 2005
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalJul 27, 2005
D-MNMark DaytonOriginalJul 27, 2005
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalJul 27, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2005Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 27, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9185)
  3. Jul 27, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9185)

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3428OTC Medicine Tax Fairness Act of 2005Identical billJul 26, 2005

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2005Introduced in Senate

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