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S. 3244, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3244 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses....

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S. 3120, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3120 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses....

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S. 3079, The Family Tax Relief Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3079 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income tax relief for families....

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S. 3057, The Military Family Separation Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3057 would amend title 37, United States Code, to provide a special displacement allowance for members of the uniformed services without dependents, and it would provide for an annual percentage increase in the amount of the family seperation allowance for members of the uniformed services....

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H.R. 5992, The First Time Property Owners Tax Credit Act of 2008

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5992 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of real property by a first-time purchaser....

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S. 2855, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the dollar amounts used to calculate the credit for the elderly and the permanently disabled for inflation since 1985

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2855 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the dollar amounts used to calculate the credit for the elderly and the permanently disabled for inflation since 1985....

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H.R. 5643, The First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2008

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5643 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer....

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S. 2734, The SAFE Act

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2734 would aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis....

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S. 2639, The Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2639 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care....

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S. 2592, The Economic Growth Act of 2008

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2592 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth....

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H.R. 5105, The Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5105 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjus...

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S. 2547, The Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2547 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjuste...

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H.R. 5109, The Economic Growth Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5109 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth....

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H.R. 5085, The Small Business Expensing Temporary Expansion Act of 2008

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5085 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand expensing for small business....

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H.R. 4884, The Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4884 would amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the home loan guaranty programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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S. 2494, The Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.80

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2494 would provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam....

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S. 2491, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize adjustments for inflation in payments of forfeited pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces whose courtmartial sentences of confinement and forfeiture are later set aside

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2491 would amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize adjustments for inflation in payments of forfeited pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces whose courtmartial sentences of confinement and forfeiture are later set aside....

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H.R. 4661, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on capital loss applicable to individuals

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4661 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on capital loss applicable to individuals....

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H.R. 4313, The Advocates Dedicated to Older Child Parental Tax Credit (ADOPT) Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4313 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an additional credit against income tax for the adoption of an older child....

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S. 2412, The Presidential Funding Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2412 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections....

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H.R. 4294, The Presidential Funding Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4294 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections....

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S. 2407, The Pregnant Women Support Act

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2407 would provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents....

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H.R. 4238, The Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4238 would amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and it would provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs....

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H.R. 4235, The Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4235 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the estate tax, to repeal the carryover basis rule, to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount....

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H.R. 4172, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4172 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000....

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