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HR 286 108th Congress House Taxation Commerce Corporation taxes Employee ownership Employee stock options Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Labor and Employment Railroad retirement plans Social Welfare Social security taxes Stocks Tax deductions Transportation and Public Works Unemployment insurance Wages Withholding tax

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plans.

Introduced: January 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 8, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E51)
Jan 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude stock options and employee stock purchase plans from the definition of wages for purposes of employment taxes.
What's happening now January 8, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 8, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 8, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 286: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plans.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-286/
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"H.R. 286: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plans.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-286/.
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H.R. 286, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-286/.
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