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HR 4043 101th Congress House Taxation Commuting Fringe benefits Income tax Mass rapid transit Tax exclusion Travel costs Van pools

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling be treated as working condition fringe benefits which are not included in gross income.

Introduced: February 21, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 21, 1990
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include as a tax-excludible fringe benefit qualified employer-provided commuter services between an employee's residence and workplace. Includes as qualified services: (1) transportation furnished in a commuter highway vehicle (such as a van); and (2) transportation on public buses, trains, or subways that is paid for or reimbursed by the employer.

What's happening now February 21, 1990

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 3, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4043: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling be treated as working condition fringe benefits which are not included in gross income.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4043/
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"H.R. 4043: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling be treated as working condition fringe benefits which are not included in gross income.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4043/.
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H.R. 4043, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4043/.
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[H.R. 4043: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling be treated as working condition fringe benefits which are not included in gross income.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4043/)
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