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HR 2559 115th Congress House

Bike to Work Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat bicycle sharing systems as mass transit facilities for purposes of the qualified transportation fringe.

Introduced: May 19, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation CommutingEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax exclusionPedestrians and bicyclingPublic transit
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May 19, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 19, 2017
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 Latest action May 19, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bike to Work Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to include a bicycle sharing system as a mass transit facility for purposes of the tax exclusion of employer-paid commuting expenses. The bill defines "bicycle sharing system" as a public transportation system: (1) consisting of a network of stations at which bicycles are made available to customers for commuting and short-term, point-to-point use within the network's service area; and (2) that is operated or authorized by a government agency or public-private partnership.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4104 Reintroduction of Bike to Work Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2559: Bike to Work Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2559/
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"H.R. 2559: Bike to Work Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2559/.
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H.R. 2559, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2559/.
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