H.R. 159 · 111th Congress
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax…
Full title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.
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PascrellSponsor39 cosponsors · 20 D, 19 R
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Conyers
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Campbell
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Green
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Holt
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Jackson Lee
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Kagen
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LaTourette
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LoBiondo
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McKeon
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Mollohan
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Myrick
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Manzullo
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Paul
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Platts
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Ruppersberger
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Reichert
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Sires
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Van Hollen
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Doyle
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Hoekstra
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Moore
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Tiberi
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Brown
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Connolly
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McHugh
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Massa
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Sarbanes
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Christensen
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Miller
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Pastor
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Rogers
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McCotter
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Royce
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Loebsack
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Lance
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Turner20 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income for: (1) interest paid on indebtedness (up to $49,500) incurred after November 12, 2008, and before January 1, 2010, for the purchase of a motor vehicle (i.e., passenger automobile or light truck) with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds; and…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 6, 2009
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income for: (1) interest paid on indebtedness (up to $49,500) incurred after November 12, 2008, and before January 1, 2010, for the purchase of a motor vehicle (i.e., passenger automobile or light truck) with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds; and (2) state and local sales and excise taxes imposed on the purchase of such a motor vehicle.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.
Latest action (Jan 6, 2009): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 6, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.