Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008
Latest action · Feb 26, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1203)
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 26, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove certain limitations on the tax deduction for employee use of cellular telephones.
Cosponsors 60
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2008 to Sep 29, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Feb 26, 2008 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Apr 21, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | May 14, 2008 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 15, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | May 22, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | May 22, 2008 | |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | May 22, 2008 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jul 7, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jul 7, 2008 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jul 7, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 11, 2008 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 25, 2008 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Jul 28, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Jul 28, 2008 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Sep 23, 2008 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Sep 23, 2008 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Sep 29, 2008 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Sep 29, 2008 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 29, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Feb 26, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1203)
- Feb 26, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1203)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10459 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, John Ensign R-NV, John F. Kerry D-MA, Max Baucus D-MT | Oct 2, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1203Text printed S1203 | John F. Kerry D-MA (text) | Feb 26, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5450 | Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008 | Identical bill | Feb 14, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2008Introduced in Senate
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