HR 891
111th Congress
House
Taxation
Commuting
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax exclusion
Transportation costs
Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2009
Introduced: February 4, 2009
Introduced by:
McGovern, James P.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 4, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to equalize and increase to $230, with a cost-of-living adjustment after 2009, the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits. Extends such benefits to federal employees.
What's happening now
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Committees of jurisdiction
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