A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for amounts paid by speech-impaired or hearing-impaired individuals for use of toll telephone service by means of teletypewriters.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for an amount, not to exceed $250, equal to 50 percent of the expenses paid or incurred by a speech- or hearing-impaired individual for the use of toll telephone services by means of teletypewriters.

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Timeline

1. 23 January 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 January 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 January 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 January 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Eilberg, Joshua [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-27] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Quie, Albert H. [R-MN-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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