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HR 3802 111th Congress House

Wireless Freedom Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from the limitation on depreciation when used for personal purposes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionTelephone and wireless communication
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Oct 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 13, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 13, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wireless Freedom Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the limitation on depreciation for cellular telephones used for personal purposes; and (2) exempt employer-provided wireless devices from taxation as a de minimis fringe benefit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 14, 2009
Chaffetz, Jason
· Oct 14, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 14, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Oct 14, 2009
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Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3802: Wireless Freedom Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3802/
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"H.R. 3802: Wireless Freedom Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3802/.
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H.R. 3802, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3802/.
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