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H.R. 5438 (97th)

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to further limit the deduction allowable to Members of Congress for living expenses.

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Introduced

3 February 1982

Last action

15 July 1982 · Committee

Status

See H.R.6685.

Sponsors

Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Gradison, Willis D., Jr. [R-OH-1], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-14], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8], Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

7 February 2024

Taxation

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction for the living expenses of Members of Congress to days on which legislation is scheduled for consideration and such Member's physical presence is recorded by roll call vote.

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Timeline

  1. 3 February 1982

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 February 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 February 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 July 1982

    Committee

    See H.R.6685.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

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