A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to limit the deduction of living expenses by Members of Congress and to eliminate the provision which allows such deduction without substantiation of such expense.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit to $3,000 the amount of living expenses which Members of Congress may deduct from their incomes. Repeals the provision allowing such tax deduction without substantiation.

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Timeline

1. 25 January 1982

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 January 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 January 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department.

   Source: Committee

4. 18 June 1982

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 January 1982

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pressler, Larry [R-SD-1] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, William S. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI-9] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
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