HR 3083 107th Congress House Taxation Agriculture and Food Business income tax Commerce Costs Expense accounts Income tax Recreation Sports and Recreation Tax deductions

Meal Tax Reduction Act

Introduced: October 10, 2001 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Oct 10, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Oct 10, 2001

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Meal Tax Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the meal and entertainment deduction from 50 percent to 80 percent of qualifying expenses.

What's happening now October 10, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3083: Meal Tax Reduction Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3083/

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"H.R. 3083: Meal Tax Reduction Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3083/.

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H.R. 3083, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3083/.

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