A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.
Latest action · Jan 31, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1457-1458)
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deduction for charitable contributions by individuals and corporations of real property interests for conservation purposes.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2007 to Dec 11, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | May 4, 2007 | |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | May 15, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | May 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Nov 16, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Dec 11, 2007 |
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 1, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1457)
- Jan 31, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1457-1458)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S1457Text printed S1457 | Max Baucus D-MT (text) | Jan 31, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1576 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions. | Identical bill | Mar 19, 2007 |
Titles 1
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 make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced in Senate
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