S. 1149 116th Congress Senate

Main Street Tax Certainty Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income.

Introduced: April 11, 2019 Introduced by: Steve Daines Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

Taxation Income tax deductionsTax administration and collection, taxpayers

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Apr 11, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action April 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Main Street Tax Certainty Act

This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025.)

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Finance Committee
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Cosponsors 2

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · May 6, 2019

Thune, John

South Dakota · Apr 11, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1149: Main Street Tax Certainty Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1149/

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