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HR 16 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax deductions Sales and excise taxes State and local taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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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

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the election to deduct state and local sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.

What's happening now January 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 35 Related bill A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes.
  • S 23 Related bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the election to deduct State and local sales ta…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 4
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2009
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jan 8, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 7, 2009
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 6, 2009
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 6, 2009
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 6, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jan 6, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 6, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 16: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-16/
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"H.R. 16: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-16/.
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H.R. 16, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-16/.
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