4658 -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses. | Poliscope

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses.

4658

114th Congress

Taxation

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

March 1, 2016

Latest Action

March 4, 2016

Primary Sponsor

Bruce PoliquinRepublican(ME)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

37pct

3d open

vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d

Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 100 miles to 50 miles the distance from home requirement for the tax deduction of the travel expenses of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces. The bill requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the travel costs of members of reserve components.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (1)

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

HR 2237- Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act; HR 4381-Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act; H.R.4658 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses; S. 2563, the Protecting Our Security Through Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strengths Act of 2016 (POSTURE Act of 2016); S. 2331, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Rights Protection Act of 2015

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Subjects (5)

Congressional oversight

Income tax deductions

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Transportation costs

Actions (3)

March 4, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

March 1, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A

March 1, 2016

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H