United States · Bill · S
S. 1903 (107th)
BRIDGE Act of 2002
Introduced
28 January 2002
Last action
28 January 2002 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: (CR S182-183)
Sponsors
Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Business Retained Income During Growth and Expansion Act of 2002 or the BRIDGE Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an eligible small business to elect to pay its tax in four equal installments. Limits the maximum amount of tax which may be paid in installments for any taxable year to whichever of the following is the least: (1) the tax imposed for the taxable year; (2) the amount contributed by the taxpayer into a BRIDGE Account during such year; or (3) the excess of $250,000 over the aggregate amount of tax for which an election was made by the taxpayer for all prior taxable years. Limits the above provisions to taxes imposed for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001, and before January 1, 2006. Sets forth provisions: (1) defining an eligible small business; (2) setting dates for installment payments and interest payments; (3) establishing BRIDGE accounts; and (4) providing for a study and report.
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Timeline
28 January 2002
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2002
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: (CR S182-183)
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2002
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S181-182)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 January 2002 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1903
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1903
- us · 107-s-1903 · source updated 19 August 2025