United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 55 (111th)
Commuter Act of 2009
Introduced
6 January 2009
Last action
6 January 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. McMahon, Michael E. [D-NY-13], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass-transit Utilization to Encourage Ridership Act of 2009 or the Commuter Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a refundable tax credit for 50% of the cost of transit passes provided on a tax-free basis to employees.
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Timeline
6 January 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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6 January 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E15)
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6 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 January 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McMahon, Michael E. [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/55
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/55
- us · 111-hr-55 · source updated 14 August 2025