A bill to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
John Thune
Sponsor. Senior Senator for South Dakota. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on March 7, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
H.R. 1393
(same title)
Passed House (Senate next) — Jun 20, 2017
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Thune Statement on House Passage of Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act”
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Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 20, 2017
“House Judiciary Committee Passes Rep. Johnsons Mobile Workforce Bill”
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Rep. Henry “Hank” Johnson [D-GA4]
on Mar 22, 2017
“Tester Sponsors Bill to Strengthen Border Security, Fix Law Enforcement Shortage [press_release]”
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Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
on Jan 18, 2018
History
Feb 5, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 386 (114th). |
Mar 7, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
Jun 20, 2017
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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
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 604 (116th). |
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.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 540. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
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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