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HR 3049 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax rates Marine and inland water transportation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign trades, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 26, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1575)
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the alternative tax on qualifying shipping activities to treat a corporation electing such tax as continuing to use a qualifying vessel in the U.S. foreign trade during any period of use in the U.S. domestic trade, thus eliminating the 30 day limitation on operating in U.S. domestic trade under current law.

What's happening now June 26, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1575)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 25, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3049: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign trades, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3049/
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"H.R. 3049: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign trades, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3049/.
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H.R. 3049, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3049/.
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[H.R. 3049: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign trades, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3049/)
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