H.R. 622 · 114th Congress
State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015
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43 cosponsors · 6 D, 37 R
35 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jan 30, 2015
- House Passed Apr 16, 2015 272–152
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Apr 16, 2015
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 6, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.
(Sec. 3) Prohibits the budgetary effects of this Act from being entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015
Latest action (Apr 20, 2015): Received in the Senate.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 30, 2015
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- House Introduced Jan 30, 2015
- House Passed Apr 16, 2015 272–152
Final vote · House · Apr 16, 2015
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: John A. Boehner
Table of every position
All recorded votes (2)
- Passage Passed
House · Apr 16, 2015 · “On Passage” · Speaker: John A. Boehner - Sending back to committee (motion to recommit) Failed
House · Apr 16, 2015 · “On Motion to Recommit with Instructions” · Speaker: John A. Boehner