Eliminate Special Treatment for Congress Act

Bill: 114-hr-2222
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2015-05-01
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses

Income tax deductions

Members of Congress

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Eliminate Special Treatment for Congress Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the $3,000&nbsp;limitation on the tax deduction allowed to Members of Congress for ordinary and necessary business expenses. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2015 Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the allowance of a deduction to Members of Congress for ordinary and necessary business expenses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminate Special Treatment for Congress Act . 2. Repeal of limitation on allowance of deduction to Members of Congress for ordinary and necessary business expenses (a) In general Section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking home, and all that follows through $3,000. and inserting home. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.