To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion.
Latest action · Mar 10, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 10, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restore, make permanent, and eliminate the dollar limitation for the tax exclusion for amounts received under a qualified group legal services plan.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2009 to Jan 27, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Mark H. Schauer | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 27, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Mar 10, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E611)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2009Introduced in House
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