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S 1116 113th Congress Senate

Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2013 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation CommutingEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIncome tax exclusionTransportation costs
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Jun 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 7, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to equalize and increase to $245, with a cost-of-living adjustment after 2013, the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits.

Authorizes agencies to establish a program involving such benefits in lieu of transit passes to encourage commuting by federal employees by means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3739 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fr…
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 13, 2014
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 18, 2013
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 12, 2013
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 9, 2013
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jun 12, 2013
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 7, 2013
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 7, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1116: Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1116/
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"S. 1116: Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1116/.
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