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HR 782 111th Congress House

Taxpayer Choice Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose.

Introduced: January 28, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Capital gains taxIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesTax reform and tax simplification
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Jan 28, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 28, 2009
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 Latest action January 28, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Choice Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the alternative minimum tax on individual taxpayers after 2008; and (2) allow taxpayers to elect an alternative income tax system.

Makes permanent the capital gains and dividends rate reductions enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 6, 2009
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 28, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 28, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 782: Taxpayer Choice Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-782/
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"H.R. 782: Taxpayer Choice Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-782/.
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H.R. 782, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-782/.
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