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Commuter Choice Act

Introduced: February 27, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 27, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E340)
Feb 27, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commuter Choice Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limits on the value of certain employer-provided commuting benefits that are excluded from gross income. Allows the exclusion only if the employer offers an employee the option of a cash payment in lieu of the benefit. Modifies the inflation adjustment requirements, including starting the adjustments after 2002 (currently, after 1993).

What's happening now February 27, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 30, 1997
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 16, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 27, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 878: Commuter Choice Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-878/
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"H.R. 878: Commuter Choice Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-878/.
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H.R. 878, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-878/.
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