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HR 5450 110th Congress House Taxation Business records Commerce Depreciation and amortization Income tax Science, Technology, Communications Tax deductions Telephone Wireless communication

Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008

Introduced: February 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 14, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove certain limitations on the tax deduction for employee use of cellular telephones.

What's happening now February 14, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  • S 2668 Identical bill Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 29, 2008
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 14, 2008
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 14, 2008
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 25, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5450: Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5450/
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"H.R. 5450: Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5450/.
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H.R. 5450, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5450/.
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