WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Tax exclusion

S. 3717, The Dental Health Promotion Act of 2008

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3717 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products....

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S. 2609, The Global Service Fellowship Program Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2609 would establish a Global Service Fellowship Program....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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S. 3655, The Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3655 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from an employee's gross income any employer-provided supplemental instructional services assistance....

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H.R. 3997, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3755.70

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3997 would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), under which the Secretary of the Treasury would be authorized to purchase, insure, hold, andsell a wide variety of financial instruments, particularly those that are based on or related to residential or commercial mortgages issued prior to March 14,2008....

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S. 3532, The GIVE Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3532 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income....

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H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act - Savings per Average Family: $42.25

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6899 would advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas comp...

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S. 3429, The GIVE Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3429 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions....

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S. 3359, The American Shipping Reinvestment Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3359 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States....

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S. 3349, The Energy Assistance Act of 2008

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3349 would increase energy assistance for low-income persons, and it would extend energy tax incentives....

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S. 3335, The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3335 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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S. 3322, The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3322 would provide tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest....

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H.R. 6382, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6382 would make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006....

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H.R. 6390, The Caregiver Financial Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6390 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for certain caregivers, it would expand the dependent care credit, and it would increase the exclusion limitation for dependent care assistance programs....

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H.R. 6374, The American Shipping Reinvestment Act of 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6374 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States....

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H.R. 6373, The Responsible Investment for Home Ownership Act of 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6373 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to establish Home Ownership Mortgage Expense Accounts (HOME Accounts) which may be used to purchase, remodel, or make mortgage payments on the principal residence of the taxpayer....

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H.R. 6348, The Eminent Domain Tax Relief Act of 2008

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6348 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain....

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S. 3162, The MADE in the USA Tax Act

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3162 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief to improve the competitiveness of United States corporations and small businesses, and it would eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas....

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S. 3125, The Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3125 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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H.R. 6261, The Midwest Storm Victim Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6261 would increase the maximum amount of financial assistance that an individual or household is eligible to receive under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in connection with recent storm damage and flooding in the Midwest....

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H.R. 6242, The Senior Citizens' Tax Relief Act of 2008

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6242 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits....

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S. 3098, The Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3098 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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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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P.L. 110-245, The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2.83

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6081 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide benefits for military personnel....

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S. 3063, The S Corporation Modernization Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3063 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform....

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