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HR 2495 112th Congress House

Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate certain tax expenditures.

Introduced: July 29, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditBusiness investment and capital
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Capital gains taxCoalCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementEmployment taxesEnergy revenues and royaltiesFinancial services and investmentsForests, forestry, treesGeneral taxation mattersGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHorticulture and plantsIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionLivestockMammalsOil and gasReal estate businessSecuritiesState and local financeTaxation of foreign incomeWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 11, 2011
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 Latest action July 11, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011 - Repeals or revises tax expenditure provisions in the Internal Revenue Code relating to: (1) the production of oil and gas; (2) the production and development of coal resources; (3) individuals, including a phase-out of health savings and Archer medical savings accounts; (4) business taxpayers, including the elimination of certain expensing allowances and the repeal of capital gain treatment for the sale of timber; and (5) certain international tax preferences.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 29, 2011
JACKSON, JESSE
· Jul 11, 2011
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 11, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2495: Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2495/
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"H.R. 2495: Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2495/.
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H.R. 2495, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2495/.
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