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H.R. 5377 (116th): Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitation on deduction of State and local taxes, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Thomas Suozzi

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 3rd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jan 3, 2020
Length: 10 pages
Introduced
Dec 10, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on December 19, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

52 Cosponsors (51 Democrats, 1 Republican)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Thompson Hails Passage of Bill to Repeal SALT Cap, Restore Fairness for CA-05 Taxpayers”
    — Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA4] (Co-sponsor) on Dec 19, 2019

“DeLauro Votes to Help Connecticut Homeowners, Restore SALT Deduction”
    — Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3] (Co-sponsor) on Dec 20, 2019

“Walker Votes Against Legislation that Would Force NC Taxpayers to Pay for Millionaire Homes in Other States”
    — Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC6, 2015-2020] on Dec 19, 2019

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 5377 will be negligible.

History

Dec 10, 2019
 
Introduced

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Dec 11, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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Dec 13, 2019
 
Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means

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Dec 19, 2019
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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H.R. 5377 (116th) 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 H.R. 5377. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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