Bills About Taxation Sponsored by Lloyd Doggett (D-Tex.)

Rep. Doggett sponsored 68 bills about taxation in the 117th Congress (2021-22).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
June 24, 2020	H.R.7309	To prohibit certain assistance for inverted domestic corporations.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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.
May 8, 2020	H.R.6749	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.	49	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 21, 2020	H.R.6579	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers.	56	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov. 19, 2019	H.R.5164	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the alternative fuel refueling property credit.	18	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 25, 2019	H.R.3970	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.	35	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 13, 2019	H.R.1712	To end offshore corporate tax avoidance, and for other purposes.	46	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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.
March 13, 2019	H.R.1711	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income, and for other purposes.	117	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 17, 2019	H.R.640	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Feb. 27, 2018	H.R.5108	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income, and for other purposes.	77	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sept. 21, 2017	H.R.3812	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the determination of earned income for purposes of the earned income credit and the child tax credit for individuals in the Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma disaster areas.	40	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 20, 2017	H.R.3340	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer protection and assistance, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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.
April 5, 2017	H.R.1932	To end offshore corporate tax avoidance, and for other purposes.	60	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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.
April 5, 2017	H.R.1931	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to discourage corporate inversions and to impose tax on unrepatriated earnings and unrecognized gains in connection with corporate expatriations.	51	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb. 2, 2017	H.R.823	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.	114	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 10, 2017	H.R.399	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.	55	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 29, 2016	H.R.5125	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to discourage corporate inversions and to impose tax on unrepatriated earnings and unrecognized gains in connection with corporate expatriations.	49	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 29, 2015	H.R.2103	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.	49	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 13, 2015	H.R.1749	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes.	37	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 4, 2015	H.R.1260	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.	146	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 13, 2015	H.R.297	To end offshore tax abuses, to preserve our national defense and protect American families and businesses from devastating cuts, and for other purposes.	56	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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.
Sept. 18, 2014	H.R.5549	To amend the Internal Revenue Code to include in income the unrepatriated earnings of groups that include an inverted corporation.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 29, 2014	H.R.3970	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.	25	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug. 2, 2013	H.R.2990	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes.	51	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 25, 2013	H.R.1738	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.	115	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 15, 2013	H.R.1554	To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.	67	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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.
April 15, 2013	H.R.1555	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses.	26	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 15, 2013	H.R.1556	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.	18	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 24, 2012	H.R.6179	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the disregard of tax refunds for purposes of Federal, and federally-assisted, programs.	23	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct. 13, 2011	H.R.3186	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes.	39	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 27, 2011	H.R.2669	To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.	77	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Jan. 5, 2011	H.R.62	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 5, 2011	H.R.64	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.	11	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 5, 2011	H.R.65	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of smokeless tobacco products sold as discrete single-use units.	8	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 5, 2011	H.R.66	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit for waste-to-energy facilities.	7	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 26, 2010	H.R.5856	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit for waste-to-energy facilities.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 18, 2010	H.R.5328	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses.	5	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 29, 2010	H.R.5178	To amend the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes.	123	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 3, 2009	H.R.1265	To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.	68	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Jan. 9, 2009	H.R.386	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and improve the current education tax incentives.	16	All Democrats	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H370)
Nov. 20, 2008	H.R.7300	To provide for the proper application under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the limitations on built-in losses following an ownership change of a bank.	8	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 24, 2007	H.R.3160	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.	61	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 11, 2007	H.R.2990	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit.	42	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 3, 2007	H.R.2136	To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.	47	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
May 17, 2007	H.R.2361	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the credit for renewable diesel in the case of fuel coproduced with petroleum, natural gas, or coal feedstocks.	64	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 16, 2007	H.R.2345	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to curb tax abuses by disallowing tax benefits claimed to arise from transactions without substantial economic substance, and for other purposes.	52	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 6, 2007	H.R.1331	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles.	109	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb. 7, 2007	H.R.868	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a married couple who operates a unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate self-employment tax returns.	31	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 25, 2006	H.R.5175	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 6, 2006	H.R.5123	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and provide greater uniformity for child-related tax benefits and to eliminate the potential for abuse created by the uniform definition of child in the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004.	21	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 29, 2005	H.R.3629	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the subchapter S election to be made on a return filed before the due date with extensions, to reduce the payroll deposit penalties for failures to make deposits in the prescribed manner, and to allow a married couple who operates a unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate self-employment tax returns.	24	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 25, 2005	H.R.2625	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to curb tax abuses by disallowing tax benefits claimed to arise from transactions without substantial economic substance, and for other purposes.	52	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 17, 2005	H.R.1377	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes.	97	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
March 15, 2005	H.R.1303	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income and to prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens.	76	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 10, 2005	H.R.1234	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require greater transparency of corporate tax accounting measures, to facilitate analysis of financial statements, to permit inspection of true corporate tax liability and understand the tax strategies undertaken by corporations, to discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and to restore investor confidence in publicly traded corporations.	30	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb. 16, 2005	H.R.837	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and to repeal the extension of the credit for facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal.	19	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 13, 2004	H.R.4820	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes.	101	Bipartisan	Referred to House Judiciary
May 13, 2004	H.R.4365	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and to repeal the extension of the credit for facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal.	21	Bipartisan	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 21, 2003	H.R.2184	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income and to prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens.	80	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 2, 2003	H.R.1555	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to curb tax abuses by disallowing tax benefits claimed to arise from transactions without substantial economic substance, and for other purposes.	58	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 2, 2003	H.R.1556	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require greater transparency of corporate tax accounting measures, to facilitate analysis of financial statements, to permit inspection of true corporate tax liability and understand the tax strategies undertaken by corporations, to discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and to restore investor confidence in publicly traded corporations.	31	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 2, 2003	H.R.1557	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds.	20	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 2, 2003	H.R.1558	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a married couple conducting an unincorporated trade or business to elect out of partnership status.	8	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 26, 2002	H.R.5264	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes.	90	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
June 21, 2002	H.R.4993	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.	129	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 11, 2002	H.R.4180	To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local political committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law, and for other purposes.	37	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 17, 2001	H.R.2520	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to curb tax abuses by disallowing tax benefits claimed to arise from transactions without substantial economic substance, and for other purposes.	35	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 2, 2001	H.R.1676	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations, and for other purposes.	53	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 4, 2001	H.R.1443	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds.	23	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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