HR 1549 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the unearned income medicare contribution.

Introduced Apr 14, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Michael G. Grimm R-NY

Latest action · Apr 14, 2011 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.

IntroducedApr 14, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on net investment income.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2011 to Aug 2, 2012.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
R-IN	Dan Burton	May 2, 2011
R-TX	Ron Paul	May 24, 2011
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross	Oct 24, 2011
R-IL	Joe Walsh	Oct 24, 2011
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Oct 24, 2011
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Oct 24, 2011
D-NC	Larry Kissell	Jan 24, 2012
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Mar 5, 2012
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi	Mar 5, 2012
R-NY	Richard L. Hanna	Mar 5, 2012
R-OH	Steve Stivers	Mar 5, 2012
R-NY	Peter T. King	Mar 8, 2012
R-NY	Robert L. Turner	Mar 19, 2012
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer	Mar 20, 2012
R-MI	Bill Huizenga	Mar 27, 2012
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman	Mar 27, 2012
R-GA	Paul C. Broun	Jun 28, 2012
R-GA	Jack Kingston	Jul 23, 2012
R-FL	David Rivera	Jul 25, 2012
R-CA	Gary G. Miller	Aug 2, 2012

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 Apr 14, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House
Apr 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy, or repeal, an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2856.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R41413	The 3.8% Medicare Contribution Tax on Unearned Income, Including Real Estate Transactions Archived	Report	May 18, 2012

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 repeal the unearned income medicare contribution.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House

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