S. 3496 (109th): Working American Competitiveness Act

Introduced:
Jun 13, 2006 (109th Congress, 2005–2006)
Sponsor:
Sen. Jim DeMint [R-SC]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 1140 (110th) on Apr 18, 2007.

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Status

This bill was introduced on June 13, 2006, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 13, 2006
Referred to Committee Jun 13, 2006
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (2R) (show)
Committees

Senate Finance

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Full Title

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the limitation on the foreign earned income exclusion, and for other purposes.

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Text

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Last updated Jun 13, 2006.
3 pages

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6/13/2006--Introduced.
Working American Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayers to elect to exclude from gross income, without limitation, earned income (i.e., income for services performed) from sources within a foreign country.

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