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S 639 99th Congress Senate Taxation Agricultural machinery Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ambulances Automobiles Business records Fringe benefits Government paperwork Government records, documents, and information Health facilities Income tax Labor and Employment Motor Vehicles and Driving Motor vehicles Tax administration Tax deductions Tax exclusion Transportation and Travel Travel costs Wages

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax treatment and recordkeeping requirements with respect to automobiles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 1985
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.
Mar 7, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 7, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirement that adequate contemporaneous records be kept of the business use of an agricultural or an emergency vehicle or of any vehicle with respect to which the only use other than a qualified business use is a qualified personal use. Defines "qualified personal use" as the personal use of such a vehicle by an employee: (1) if the employer requires the employee to commute to and from work for business reasons; or (2) if the employee is required to use such vehicle as an integral part of the performance of the trade or business, including the use of the vehicle to make calls on customers or clients, to make deliveries, or to visit job sites. Requires that 70 percent or more of the total use of such a vehicle for the taxable year be for a qualified business use. Treats the use of such a vehicle for nonbusiness purposes as a tax-free de minimis fringe benefit.

What's happening now March 14, 1985

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 639: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax treatment and recordkeeping requirements with respect to automobiles, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-639/
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"S. 639: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax treatment and recordkeeping requirements with respect to automobiles, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-639/.
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S. 639, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-639/.
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