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HR 519 109th Congress House Taxation Government Operations and Politics Income tax Local taxation Sales tax State taxation Tax deductions

Permanent Sales Tax Deduction Act of 2005

Introduced: February 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanent Sales Tax Deduction Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make provisions authorizing a taxpayer election to deduct State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent.

What's happening now February 2, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 4
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 29, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 26, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2005
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 2, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 2, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Feb 2, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 2, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 519: Permanent Sales Tax Deduction Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-519/
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"H.R. 519: Permanent Sales Tax Deduction Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-519/.
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H.R. 519, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-519/.
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