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HR 3554 110th Congress House

New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act)

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alien laborIllegal aliensImmigrationIncome tax
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Labor and EmploymentTax deductionsWages
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Sep 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 17, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for wages paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6813 Related bill New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act)
  • S 1849 Related bill Lawful Worker Tax Deduction Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 17, 2007
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 17, 2007
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Sep 17, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3554: New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act). 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3554/
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"H.R. 3554: New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act)." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3554/.
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H.R. 3554, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3554/.
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