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HR 690 111th Congress House Taxation Business records Income tax deductions Telephone and wireless communication

Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009

Introduced: January 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 26, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove certain limitations on the tax deduction for employee use of cellular telephones.

What's happening now January 26, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 46
All 46 Democratic 22 Republican 23
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 15, 2010
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 13, 2010
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 23, 2010
McCarthy, Kevin
· Mar 19, 2010
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 19, 2010
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 18, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 15, 2010
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 11, 2010
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 24, 2010
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 22, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 4, 2010
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 9, 2009
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 8, 2009
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Nov 4, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Nov 4, 2009
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 28, 2009
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 21, 2009
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 13, 2009
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 6, 2009
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 1, 2009
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 29, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 24, 2009
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 23, 2009
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Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 23, 2009
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 22, 2009
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Sep 21, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 10, 2009
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 31, 2009
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 31, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 28, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 28, 2009
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 28, 2009
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jul 22, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 21, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 26, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jun 17, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 17, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 8, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jun 4, 2009
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 3, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 31, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 23, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 3, 2009
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 3, 2009
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 26, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 690: Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-690/
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"H.R. 690: Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-690/.
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H.R. 690, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-690/.
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