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HR 4179 96th Congress House

A bill to extend for an additional year the provisions which allow taxpayers to treat as deductible expenses certain expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the…

Official title: A bill to extend for an additional year the provisions which allow taxpayers to treat as deductible expenses certain expenditures to remove architectural and t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to extend for an additional year the provisions which allow taxpayers to treat as deductible expenses certain expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.

Introduced: May 22, 1979 See on congress.gov
Taxation Architecture and the disabledDisabledGovernment Operations and PoliticsIncome tax
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Social WelfareTax deductionsTransportation and Public WorksTransportation and TravelTransportation and the physically handicapped
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This bill died when the 96th Congress ended
It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) 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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May 22, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 22, 1979
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 1979

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for one additional year (until January 1, 1981) provisions which allow taxpayers to treat as deductible expenses expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4179: A bill to extend for an additional year the provisions which allow taxpayers to treat as deductible expenses certain expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4179/
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"H.R. 4179: A bill to extend for an additional year the provisions which allow taxpayers to treat as deductible expenses certain expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4179/.
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H.R. 4179, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4179/.
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[H.R. 4179: A bill to extend for an additional year the provisions which allow taxpayers to treat as deductible expenses certain expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4179/)
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