HR 6173 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Transit Tax Credit Act of 2016

Introduced Sep 26, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ

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Latest action · Sep 26, 2016 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 26, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Transit Tax Credit Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for commuting mass transit costs. The credit is equal to 15% of the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the year for a transit pass that the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent uses for travel between the residence and place of employment of the taxpayer, spouse, or dependent. The credit allowed for transit passes for any individual may not exceed $460 per year (adjusted for inflation after 2017).

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2016 to Sep 27, 2016; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalSep 26, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalSep 26, 2016
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 27, 2016
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkSep 27, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Sep 26, 2016

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2016Introduced in House
  2. Sep 26, 2016Referred 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: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 145, September 26, 2016, page H5913.

Titles 2

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 a refundable credit against tax for commuting mass transit costs.
Short Titles as Introduced
Transit Tax Credit Act of 2016

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2016Introduced in House

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