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HR 155 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax exclusion Unemployment

Suspension of Federal Income Tax on Unemployment Benefits Act of 2009

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 13, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E69)
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Suspension of Federal Income Tax on Unemployment Benefits Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, the taxation of unemployment compensation.

What's happening now January 13, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E69)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4718 Related bill Stop Unfair Taxes Act of 2010
  • S 155 Related bill Unemployment Benefit Tax Suspension Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 2 Republican 11
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 28, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 16, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 11, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 2, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 2, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 2, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 2, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 27, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 26, 2009
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 22, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 22, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 155: Suspension of Federal Income Tax on Unemployment Benefits Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-155/
MLA
"H.R. 155: Suspension of Federal Income Tax on Unemployment Benefits Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-155/.
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H.R. 155, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-155/.
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