HR 2558 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

ALIGN Act

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

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; 16 are original cosponsors, there from 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
R-FL	Vern Buchanan	Original	Apr 15, 2021
R-IL	Adam Kinzinger		Apr 28, 2021
R-AZ	Andy Biggs		Apr 28, 2021
R-UT	Chris Stewart		Apr 28, 2021
R-NC	Dan Bishop		Apr 28, 2021
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw		Apr 28, 2021
R-TN	David Kustoff		Apr 28, 2021
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa		Apr 28, 2021
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter		Apr 28, 2021
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler		Apr 28, 2021
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Apr 28, 2021
R-IN	Jim Banks		Apr 28, 2021
R-TX	John R. Carter		Apr 28, 2021
R-CO	Ken Buck		Apr 28, 2021
R-NY	Lee M. Zeldin		Apr 28, 2021
R-NC	Madison Cawthorn		Apr 28, 2021
R-FL	Michael Waltz		Apr 28, 2021
R-CA	Michelle Steel		Apr 28, 2021
R-WI	Mike Gallagher		Apr 28, 2021
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Apr 28, 2021
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Apr 28, 2021
R-PA	Scott Perry		Apr 28, 2021
R-NC	Ted Budd		Apr 28, 2021
R-TN	Tim Burchett		Apr 28, 2021
R-MN	Tom Emmer		Apr 28, 2021
R-KS	Tracey Mann		Apr 28, 2021
R-MS	Trent Kelly		Apr 28, 2021
R-TX	Van Taylor		Apr 28, 2021
R-VA	Bob Good		May 4, 2021
R-PA	Daniel Meuser		May 4, 2021
R-UT	John R. Curtis		May 4, 2021
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		May 4, 2021
R-LA	Mike Johnson		May 4, 2021
R-FL	Neal P. Dunn		May 4, 2021
R-SC	Ralph Norman		May 4, 2021
R-IA	Randy Feenstra		May 4, 2021
R-WI	Scott Fitzgerald		May 4, 2021
R-OK	Stephanie I. Bice		May 4, 2021
R-VA	Ben Cline		May 11, 2021
R-WI	Bryan Steil		May 11, 2021
R-PA	Fred Keller		May 11, 2021
R-CA	Jay Obernolte		May 11, 2021
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		May 11, 2021
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		May 11, 2021
R-OK	Tom Cole		May 11, 2021
R-AL	Barry Moore		May 14, 2021
R-WA	Dan Newhouse		May 14, 2021
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko		May 14, 2021
R-KY	James Comer		May 14, 2021
R-TX	Lance Gooden		May 14, 2021
R-AL	Mo Brooks		May 14, 2021
R-NC	Richard Hudson		May 14, 2021
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney		May 25, 2021
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne		May 25, 2021
R-FL	Kat Cammack		May 25, 2021
R-IL	Mike Bost		May 25, 2021
R-AL	Mike Rogers		May 25, 2021
R-FL	Scott Franklin		May 25, 2021
R-NC	Gregory F. Murphy		Jun 11, 2021
R-TX	Troy E. Nehls		Jun 11, 2021
R-KS	Jake LaTurner		Jun 16, 2021
R-TX	Ronny Jackson		Jun 16, 2021
R-TN	Diana Harshbarger		Jul 9, 2021
R-TN	John W. Rose		Jul 9, 2021
R-MI	Lisa C. McClain		Jul 9, 2021
R-WY	Liz Cheney		Jul 9, 2021
R-TX	Chip Roy		Jul 13, 2021
R-TN	Mark E. Green		Jul 13, 2021
R-MO	Billy Long		Jul 22, 2021
R-UT	Blake D. Moore		Jul 22, 2021
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Jul 22, 2021
R-IA	Mariannette Miller-Meeks		Jul 28, 2021
R-FL	Maria Elvira Salazar		Aug 3, 2021
R-KY	Andy Barr		Aug 10, 2021
R-SD	Dusty Johnson		Aug 10, 2021
R-MT	Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.		Sep 28, 2021
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart		Oct 8, 2021
R-ID	Russ Fulcher		Oct 8, 2021
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Oct 21, 2021
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Oct 25, 2021
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Oct 25, 2021
R-MO	Ann Wagner		Oct 26, 2021
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Oct 27, 2021
R-TX	Roger Williams		Oct 27, 2021
R-WV	David B. McKinley		Nov 3, 2021
R-NM	Yvette Herrell		Dec 7, 2021
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Dec 16, 2021
R-IL	Mary E. Miller		Jan 11, 2022
R-MS	Michael Guest		Jan 12, 2022
R-NE	Don Bacon		Jan 28, 2022
R-AL	Jerry L. Carl		Feb 2, 2022
R-FL	John H. Rutherford		Feb 2, 2022
R-IL	Rodney Davis		Feb 9, 2022
R-CO	Lauren Boebert		Feb 15, 2022
R-FL	Carlos A. Gimenez		Feb 28, 2022
R-TX	Tony Gonzales		Feb 28, 2022
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Mar 1, 2022
R-TX	Brian Babin		Mar 7, 2022
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk		Mar 15, 2022
R-SC	Nancy Mace		Apr 14, 2022
R-TX	August Pfluger		Apr 28, 2022
R-IN	Larry Bucshon		Jun 28, 2022
R-FL	Byron Donalds		Jul 26, 2022
R-WI	Thomas P. Tiffany		Jul 26, 2022
R-OH	Warren Davidson		Oct 28, 2022
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik		Nov 7, 2022
R-LA	Garret Graves		Nov 10, 2022

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 15, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House
Apr 15, 2021Referred 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 Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Section 7&8 of Article 1 of the United State Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 65, April 15, 2021, page H1843.

Related bills 6

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 2406	ALIGN Act	Reintroduced Bill	Mar 30, 2023
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

Show all 6 related bills

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act; ALIGN Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House

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