Bills About Taxation Sponsored by John Lewis (D-Ga.)

Rep. Lewis sponsored 79 bills about taxation in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
Nov. 19, 2019 H.R.5167 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for qualified environmental justice programs. 12
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sept. 26, 2019 H.R.4509 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the limitation on downward attribution of stock ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules to controlled foreign corporations, and for other purposes. 7
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug. 6, 2019 H.R.4169 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 6, 2019 H.R.3151 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes. 28
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 116-25.
March 14, 2019 H.R.1794 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 18
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 14, 2019 H.R.1793 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor. 11
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov. 9, 2017 H.R.4358 To require the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to report on applications for tax credits under the low-income housing tax credit program that, in the preceding fiscal year, were approved but not allocated. 2
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 26, 2017 H.R.2171 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, and for other purposes. 6
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 5, 2017 H.R.1947 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 30, 2017 H.R.1830 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 17, 2017 H.CON.RES.34 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the charitable contribution deduction. 2
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 17, 2017 H.R.1602 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 9
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb. 16, 2017 H.R.1165 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 4, 2017 H.R.270 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide support to environmental justice communities and environmental justice projects. 1
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 4, 2017 H.R.273 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility treatments. 1
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 13, 2016 H.R.5238 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility treatments, and for other purposes. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 14, 2016 H.R.4948 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor. 4
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 14, 2016 H.R.4949 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 2
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 12, 2016 H.R.4912 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, and for other purposes. 8
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb. 26, 2016 H.R.4645 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide support to environmental justice communities and environmental justice projects. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sept. 17, 2015 H.R.3550 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. 2
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 15, 2015 H.R.2377 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 18, 2013 H.R.2737 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 30
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 26, 2013 H.R.2509 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. 31
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 25, 2013 H.R.2482 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor. 35
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 25, 2013 H.R.2483 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 10
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 7, 2013 H.R.1851 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility treatments, and for other purposes. 57
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 21, 2012 H.R.6010 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for the student loan interest deduction, and for other purposes. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 8, 2012 H.R.5543 To amend the Social Security Act to expand the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to access the National Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration. 1
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov. 30, 2011 H.R.3522 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility treatments, and for other purposes. 33
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct. 13, 2011 H.R.3195 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. 2
All Republicans
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 10, 2011 H.R.1816 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 1
All Republicans
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 17, 2011 H.R.1190 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor. 34
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 17, 2011 H.R.1191 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 7
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 13, 2010 H.R.4994 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, and for other purposes. 20
All Democrats
Became Public Law No: 111-309.
Feb. 2, 2010 H.R.4561 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limited exclusion from gross income for the discharge of indebtedness of individuals. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb. 2, 2010 H.R.4562 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary deduction for interest on unsecured credit card debt. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov. 16, 2009 H.R.4068 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions based on resulting tax benefits, and for other purposes. 10
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct. 22, 2009 H.R.3901 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the administration of, and reduce fraud related to, the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. 7
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 31, 2009 H.R.3439 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on SILO and LILO transactions. 17
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 25, 2009 H.R.3035 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. 37
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 24, 2009 H.R.3011 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. 77
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 19, 2009 H.R.1644 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a tax credit for qualified donations of employee services. 0
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
May 13, 2009 H.R.2391 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amounts available in the Highway Trust Fund. 0
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 12, 2009 H.R.2343 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the partial payment requirement on submissions of offers-in-compromise. 1
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 7, 2009 H.R.2303 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the restriction on reducing Federal income tax refunds for past-due State income tax obligations of out-of-state residents in the case of States with reciprocal agreements with the Federal Government to reduce State income tax refunds for Federal income tax obligations. 10
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 23, 2009 H.R.2085 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 21
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 18, 2009 H.R.1596 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 67
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb. 23, 2009 H.R.1126 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor. 93
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb. 3, 2009 H.R.796 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private debt collection contracts. 29
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 14, 2009 H.R.524 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income. 6
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 14, 2009 H.R.525 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the recapture rule of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit through 2009. 3
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sept. 25, 2008 H.R.7083 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance charitable giving and improve disclosure and tax administration. 5
Bipartisan
Received in the Senate.
Sept. 10, 2008 H.R.6854 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income. 2
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 26, 2008 H.R.6407 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 34
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 17, 2008 H.R.6283 To increase the standard mileage rate for use of an automobile for business, medical, and moving deduction purposes for 2008 and permanently increase such rate for charitable deduction purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to temporarily increase the reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees. 5
Bipartisan
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
June 10, 2008 H.R.6227 To exempt longstanding nonfunctionally-integrated supporting organizations from certain provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. 2
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 3, 2008 H.R.5703 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that elderly and disabled individuals receiving in-home care under certain government programs are not liable for the payment of employment taxes with respect to the providers of such care, and for other purposes. 1
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov. 1, 2007 H.R.4061 To allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan, and for other purposes. 58
Bipartisan
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2341)
April 18, 2007 H.R.1921 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 45
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 15, 2007 H.R.1540 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. 52
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 14, 2007 H.R.1524 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor. 111
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb. 27, 2007 H.R.1194 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. 127
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sept. 13, 2005 H.R.3750 To temporarily increase the standard mileage rate for use of an automobile for purposes of certain deductions allowed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to temporarily increase the reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees. 0
All Democrats
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 25, 2005 H.R.2631 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 45
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 5, 2003 H.R.2372 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located immediately adjacent to qualified census tracts. 21
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 8, 2003 H.R.2037 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 43
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 13, 2002 H.R.4937 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate that a portion or all of their income tax refunds be used jointly by the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office on Women's Health of such Department to improve the health of minorities and women. 25
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
April 11, 2002 H.R.4194 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located immediately adjacent to qualified census tracts. 24
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 20, 2001 H.R.2259 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers. 17
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 3, 2001 H.R.1719 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude United States savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses. 0
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 22, 2001 H.R.1186 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 35
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 15, 1999 H.R.1454 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 29
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov. 7, 1997 H.R.2897 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on persons who operate vending machines that dispense tobacco products. 5
All Democrats
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Oct. 9, 1997 H.R.2660 To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. 23
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 24, 1997 H.R.1449 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an annual tax on outdoor advertising to provide funding for surface transportation programs, and for other purposes. 7
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb. 27, 1997 H.R.878 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of employer-provided transit passes excludable from income and require a cash-out option to excludable parking fringe benefits, and for other purposes. 24
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 6, 1995 H.R.1435 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the use of certain agricultural byproducts in wine production. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 12, 1993 H.R.2100 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the use of certain agricultural byproducts in wine production. 0 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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