HR 5321 · 97th Congress · Taxation

Fair and Equal Treatment of Members of Congress Act of 1982

Introduced 1982-01-25· Sponsored by Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.R.6685.(1982-07-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair and Equal Treatment of Members of Congress Act of 1982 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit to $3,000 the amount of living expenses which Members of Congress may deduct from their incomes. Repeals the provision allowing such tax deduction without substantiation.…

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Cosponsors (15)

12 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-27]CA
Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1]NH
Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2]IN
Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8]TN
Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13]TX
Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5]LA
Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33]NY
Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3]SC
Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1]KY
Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24]IL
Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6]VA