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HR 2600 111th Congress House

Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit the extent to which States may tax the compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Himes, James A. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Taxation CommutingState and local taxation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telecommuters Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - Prohibits a state from imposing an income tax on the compensation of a nonresident individual for any period in which such individual is not physically present in or working in such state or from deeming such nonresident individual to be present in or working in such state on the grounds that: (1) such individual is present at or working at home for convenience; or (2) such individual's work at home fails any convenience of the employer test or any similar test.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 3 Republican 1
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Apr 15, 2010
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 2, 2010
Murphy, Scott
· Dec 16, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Dec 16, 2009
Sires, Albio
· Dec 16, 2009
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 25, 2009
KIRK, MARK
· Sep 25, 2009
MOORE, DENNIS
· Sep 25, 2009
Rodgers, Cathy
· Sep 25, 2009
Bean, Melissa
· May 21, 2009
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · May 21, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 21, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 21, 2009
Lance, Leonard
· May 21, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· May 21, 2009
Sarbanes, John
· May 21, 2009
WOLF, FRANK
· May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2600: Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2600/
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"H.R. 2600: Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2600/.
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H.R. 2600, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2600/.
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