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HR 2854 113th Congress House Taxation Income tax deductions Sales and excise taxes State and local taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.

Introduced: July 31, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 30, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.

What's happening now July 30, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 3942 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.
  • HR 4789 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the deduction for State and local general sales taxes permanent.
  • S 41 Related bill A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes.
  • S 127 Related bill A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes.
  • S 1859 Related bill Tax Extenders Act of 2013
  • S 2260 Related bill EXPIRE Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 3 Republican 4
Olson, Pete
· Feb 27, 2014
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jan 16, 2014
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 10, 2014
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 10, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 2, 2013
Noem, Kristi
· Jul 31, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Jul 31, 2013
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 30, 2013
Conaway, K.
· Jul 30, 2013
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 30, 2013
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Jul 30, 2013
Granger, Kay
· Jul 30, 2013
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Jul 30, 2013
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jul 30, 2013
Roe, David
· Jul 30, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2854: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2854/
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"H.R. 2854: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2854/.
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H.R. 2854, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2854/.
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