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HR 1475 110th Congress House Taxation Commuting Federal employees Fringe benefits Government Operations and Politics Income tax Labor and Employment Tax exclusion Transportation and Public Works Travel costs

Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2007

Introduced: March 12, 2007 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to equalize and increase to $200, with a modified cost-of-living adjustment, the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits. Extends such benefits to federal employees.

What's happening now March 12, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 16
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 23, 2008
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2007
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 24, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 23, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 18, 2007
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 29, 2007
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 23, 2007
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 12, 2007
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2007
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2007
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2007
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 12, 2007
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2007
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2007
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 12, 2007
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1475: Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1475/
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"H.R. 1475: Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1475/.
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H.R. 1475, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1475/.
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