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HR 1144 115th Congress House

Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017

Official title: To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our finan… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility.

Introduced: February 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Financial services and investmentsGovernment information and archivesIncome tax creditsSales and excise taxes
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SecuritiesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 16, 2017
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 Latest action February 16, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax on the transfer of ownership in certain securities (covered transaction), including any share of stock in a corporation, any partnership or beneficial interest in a partnership or trust, any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness (excluding tax-exempt municipal bonds), or derivative financial instruments; (2) impose a penalty on taxpayers who fail to include a covered transaction on their tax return or information statement; and (3) allow an individual taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $50,000 ($75,000 for married taxpayers filing joint returns) a tax credit for the amount of tax paid on covered transactions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1144: Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1144/
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"H.R. 1144: Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1144/.
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H.R. 1144, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1144/.
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