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HR 6614 110th Congress House Taxation Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Income tax exclusion Taxation of foreign income

American Tax Fairness Act of 2008

Introduced: July 24, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 24, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Tax Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal limitations on the exclusion from gross income of income earned by citizens or residents of the United States living abroad.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report to Congress on U.S. taxation of foreign income.

What's happening now July 24, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 24, 2008
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Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 24, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6614: American Tax Fairness Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6614/
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"H.R. 6614: American Tax Fairness Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6614/.
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H.R. 6614, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6614/.
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