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S. 540 (115th): Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017

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A bill to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States.

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Sponsor and status

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John Thune

Sponsor. Senior Senator for South Dakota. Republican.

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Last Updated: Mar 7, 2017
Length: 7 pages
Introduced
Mar 7, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on March 7, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

See Instead

H.R. 1393 (same title)
Passed House (Senate next) — Jun 20, 2017

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Thune Statement on House Passage of Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act”
    — Sen. John Thune [R-SD] (Sponsor) on Jun 20, 2017

“House Judiciary Committee Passes Rep. Johnsons Mobile Workforce Bill”
    — Rep. Henry “Hank” Johnson [D-GA4] on Mar 22, 2017

“Tester Sponsors Bill to Strengthen Border Security, Fix Law Enforcement Shortage [press_release]”
    — Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] on Jan 18, 2018

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History

Feb 5, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 386 (114th).
Mar 7, 2017
 
Introduced

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Jun 20, 2017
 
Companion Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1393 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 540 (115th).
Feb 28, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 604.

S. 540 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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