To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses.
Latest action · Feb 4, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 4, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow employees to receive transit passes and reimbursements of bicycle commuting expenses as tax-exempt employer-provided fringe benefits in the same month; and (2) exempt reimbursements of bicycle commuting expenses from inclusion in gross income as constructively received.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2009 to Jun 25, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jun 25, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E210)
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E210 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Feb 4, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
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