S 217
107th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Commuters
Commuting
Federal employees
Fringe benefits
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Mass rapid transit
Personal income tax
Tax exclusion
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Van pools
Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2001
Introduced: January 30, 2001
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S780-781)
Jan 30, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S780)
Jan 30, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to raise the $65 transportation fringe benefit limitation (applicable to commuter highway vehicles and transit passes) to an amount ($175) that equals the amount permitted for qualified parking (thus providing for a uniform dollar limitation for all types of transportation fringe benefits).
Revises provisions concerning Federal employee parking benefits.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S780-781)
Committees of jurisdiction
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