HR 3715
110th Congress
House
Taxation
Car pools
Commuting
Costs
Energy
Energy prices
Gasoline
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Transportation and Public Works
Rural Commuters Relief Act of 2007
Introduced: October 1, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 1, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rural Commuters Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers who reside in a rural area of not more than 30,000 people a tax deduction for up to $100 of commuting costs in any month in which the cost of gasoline is at least $3 per gallon (high gasoline price month). Allows an additional $100 deduction amount for carpooling during a high gasoline price month. Allows individual taxpayers to claim such deduction whether or not they itemize their other deductions.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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