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HR 2879 102th Congress House Taxation Agricultural labor Income tax Withholding tax

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain agricultural workers from the withholding of income taxes from wages.

Introduced: July 11, 1991 Introduced by: Rogers, Harold Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 11, 1991
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue code to exempt from income tax withholding the wages of agricultural workers for services that are not described as exempt from minimum wage and maximum hour provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

What's happening now July 11, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 19, 1992
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 19, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2879: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain agricultural workers from the withholding of income taxes from wages.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2879/
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