HR 6937 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the information reporting threshold for slot winnings.

Latest action · Mar 3, 2022 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. IntroducedMar 3, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill provides that no tax information return for winnings from one slot machine play shall be required unless the winnings are at least $5,000 (without reduction for the amount wagered). This threshold amount is adjusted for inflation for calendar years beginning after 2023.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2022 to Sep 13, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalMar 3, 2022
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalMar 3, 2022
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalMar 3, 2022
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalMar 3, 2022
R-OKMarkwayne MullinMar 11, 2022
R-OKTom ColeMar 15, 2022
R-ILDarin LaHoodApr 7, 2022
R-ILRodney DavisApr 7, 2022
R-CAJay ObernolteApr 26, 2022
D-NJJefferson Van DrewMay 3, 2022
R-PAMike KellyMay 6, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziMay 10, 2022
R-CADoug LaMalfaJun 3, 2022
R-INJackie WalorskiJun 3, 2022
R-AZDavid SchweikertJun 14, 2022
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickJul 19, 2022
D-AZRuben GallegoSep 13, 2022

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 Mar 3, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 3, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 3, 2022Referred 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 Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 39, March 3, 2022, page H1303.

Related bills 1

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

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 increase the information reporting threshold for slot winnings.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 3, 2022Introduced in House

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