Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 6, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 6, 2009
- 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 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove certain limitations on the tax deduction for employee use of cellular telephones.
Cosponsors 72
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2009 to Feb 4, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jan 14, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jan 14, 2009 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jan 14, 2009 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jan 14, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jan 14, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Jan 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Jan 29, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jan 29, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jan 29, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Feb 5, 2009 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Feb 5, 2009 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Feb 5, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Feb 5, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Feb 9, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Feb 24, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Feb 24, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Mar 24, 2009 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Jun 17, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Aug 4, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Aug 7, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Dec 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Dec 18, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Dec 18, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Feb 4, 2010 |
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 Jan 6, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 6, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S129)
- Jan 6, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 S5240 | Michael B. Enzi R-WY | Jun 22, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S129 | John F. Kerry D-MA | Jan 6, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 690 | Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jan 26, 2009 |
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 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
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