HR 2558 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

ALIGN Act

Introduced Apr 15, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jodey C. Arrington R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 15, 2021 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 15, 2021
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act or the ALIGN Act

This bill makes permanent the expensing of certain new business equipment. Expensing allows the deduction of the full amount of an expense item in the same taxable year.

Cosponsors 122

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2021 to Nov 10, 2022, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	A. Drew Ferguson IV	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-WV	Carol D. Miller	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-IL	Darin LaHood	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-CA	Devin Nunes	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-IN	Jackie Walorski	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-OK	Kevin Hern	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-PA	Lloyd Smucker	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-KS	Ron Estes	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-NY	Tom Reed	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-SC	Tom Rice	Original	Apr 15, 2021

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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House
Apr 15, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 197	CREATE JOBS Act	Related bill	Feb 3, 2021
S 1166	ALIGN Act	Identical bill	Apr 15, 2021
HR 4792	Countering Communist China Act	Related bill	Sep 3, 2021
HR 5649	Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act	Related bill	Oct 20, 2021

Subjects

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Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House

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