Bicycle Commuters Benefits Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 13, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3068)
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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bicycle Commuters Benefits Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include a bicycle commuting allowance as a qualified transportation fringe benefit, excludable from gross income.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2007 to Jul 23, 2007, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Apr 10, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Apr 10, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Apr 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jul 23, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 13, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3068)
- Mar 13, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3067-3068)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1498 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters. | Related bill | Mar 13, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2007Introduced in Senate
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