Bills About Taxation Sponsored by Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.)

Sen. Sanders sponsored 20 bills about taxation in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 18, 2020	S.5063	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional recovery rebates to individuals.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 27, 2020	S.3341	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the tax benefits of executive deferred compensation and increase disclosure, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 13, 2019	S.2849	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a corporate tax rate increase on companies whose ratio of compensation of the CEO or other highest paid employee to median worker compensation is more than 50 to 1, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2019	S.1587	A bill to impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 31, 2019	S.309	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S807-809)
Sept. 5, 2018	S.3410	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on employers whose employees receive certain Federal benefits, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 3, 2017	S.805	A bill to impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 9, 2017	S.586	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of foreign corporations, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 10, 2015	S.2391	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend certain energy tax provisions.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8607-8609)
June 25, 2015	S.1677	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 19, 2015	S.1371	A bill to impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 14, 2015	S.922	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of foreign corporations, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 18, 2014	S.2899	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 7, 2013	S.500	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.	11	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 7, 2013	S.250	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of foreign corporations, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 14, 2011	S.1558	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.	10	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 10, 2011	S.552	A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 24, 2010	S.3533	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 19, 2008	S.3692	A bill to rescind Treasury Notice 2008-83.	0	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 8, 2007	S.818	A bill to expand the middle class, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, keep our promises to veterans, lower the poverty rate, and reduce the Federal deficit by repealing tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent and eliminating unnecessary Cold War era defense spending, and for other purposes.	0	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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