United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5986 (109th)
Working American Competitiveness Act
Introduced
28 July 2006
Last action
28 July 2006 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29], Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Working American Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayers to elect to exclude from gross income, without limitation, earned income (i.e., income for services performed) from sources within a foreign country.
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Timeline
28 July 2006
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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28 July 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
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28 July 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 July 2006 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5986
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5986
- us · 109-hr-5986 · source updated 5 December 2025