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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses.

Introduced: February 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 4, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E210)
Feb 4, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow employees to receive transit passes and reimbursements of bicycle commuting expenses as tax-exempt employer-provided fringe benefits in the same month; and (2) exempt reimbursements of bicycle commuting expenses from inclusion in gross income as constructively received.

What's happening now February 4, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 18, 2009
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 18, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 863: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-863/
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"H.R. 863: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-863/.
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H.R. 863, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-863/.
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