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	Topic	Supporters	Opponents	Bill number	Author
	Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008	3	4	H.R. 5719 (110th)	Rangel
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, assist low-income taxpayers, and for other purposes.
	Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007	3	3	H.R. 3996 (110th)	Rangel
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
	Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006	1	3	H.R. 5970 (109th)	Thomas
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
	Freedom Flat Tax Act	1	1	H.R. 1040 (110th)	Burgess
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.
	A bill to clarify the tax treatment of certain payments made to homeowners by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Mississippi Development Authority.	0	1	S. 29 (110th)	Landrieu
A bill to clarify the tax treatment of certain payments made to homeowners by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Mississippi Development Authority.
	Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act	1	0	H.R. 191 (110th)	Paul
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
	Fair Tax Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 25 (110th)	Linder
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
	Family Education Freedom Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 1056 (110th)	Paul
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
	Reduce Wasteful Tax Forms Act of 2007	2	0	S. 636 (110th)	Schumer
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the reporting period for certain statements sent to taxpayers.
	Dietary Supplement and Healthy Meal Replacement Tax Parity Act of 2007	2	0	H.R. 1107 (110th)	Towns
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as expenses for medical care.
	Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Tax Treatment Act	1	0	H.R. 1334 (110th)	Young
To provide for the tax treatment of income received in connection with the litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and for other purposes.
	Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2007	2	0	H.R. 1360 (110th)	Shays
To amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit the extent to which States may tax the compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters.
	Individual AMT Repeal Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 1366 (110th)	English
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals.
	Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007	5	0	H.R. 1419 (110th)	Pomeroy
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.
	Parents' Tax Relief Act of 2007	2	0	H.R. 1421 (110th)	Terry
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase tax benefits for parents with children, and for other purposes.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses	0	1	H.R. 1437 (110th)	Burton
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
	Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007	9	0	H.R. 1540 (110th)	Lewis
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.
	Armed Forces Tax Relief Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 1559 (110th)	Culberson
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
	Invest in America Act	2	0	S. 14 (110th)	Kyl
A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.
	Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act	2	0	H.R. 1974 (110th)	Wolf
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain combat zone compensation of civilian employees of the United States.
	AMT Rate Reduction Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 2253 (110th)	Royce
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of the tentative minimum tax for noncorporate taxpayers to 24 percent.
	Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act	1	0	H.R. 2329 (110th)	McCarthy
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of hearing aids.
	Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007	5	0	H.R. 2380 (110th)	Hulshof
To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
	Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007	5	0	H.R. 3648 (110th)	Rangel
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.
	Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007	1	0	S. 2223 (110th)	Baucus
An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives to promote habitat conservation and restoration, and for other purposes.
	AMT Relief Act of 2007	0	1	H.R. 4351 (110th)	Rangel
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.
	Simple Savings Tax Relief Act of 2007			H.R. 228 (110th)	Stearns
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain interest amounts received by individuals.
	Fallen Heroes Tax Fairness Act of 2007			H.R. 116 (110th)	Davis
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the income tax forgiveness for members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of wounds, disease, or injury incurred while serving in a combat zone to include forgiveness for the last taxable year ending before the wounds, disease, or injury are incurred.
	Permanent Marriage Equity Act of 2007			H.R. 163 (110th)	Jindal
To make permanent marriage penalty relief.
	Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act			H.R. 192 (110th)	Paul
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
	Timber Tax Act of 2007			S. 402 (110th)	Lincoln
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains.
	Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2007			H.R. 1059 (110th)	Paul
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers.
	Armed Forces Tax Relief Act of 2007			H.R. 1085 (110th)	Garrett
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude combat zone compensation of members of the Armed Forces from employment taxes.
	Strengthening America's Military Families Act of 2007			H.R. 1086 (110th)	Garrett
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the earned income of a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States serving in a combat zone.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts awarded to qui tam plaintiffs.			H.R. 1274 (110th)	Berkley
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts awarded to qui tam plaintiffs.
	Puerto Rico Economic Stimulus Act of 2007			H.R. 1339 (110th)	Fortuño
To make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit.
	National Enterprise Zone Act of 2007			H.R. 1340 (110th)	Fortuño
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by establishing National Enterprise Zones to promote prosperity in economically depressed areas.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.			H.R. 1349 (110th)	King
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.
	Teachers of English Language Learners Act			H.R. 1377 (110th)	Cuellar
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for an individual teaching in a school with a significant number of limited English proficient students and to provide a deduction for expenses paid or incurred by a teacher for courses required for certification in teaching English as a second language.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2 percent tax reduction for members of the Armed Forces who serve in a c			H.R. 1403 (110th)	Carney
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2 percent tax reduction for members of the Armed Forces who serve in a combat zone.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income a portion of the compensation received for active servic			H.R. 1404 (110th)	Carney
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income a portion of the compensation received for active service and for inactive-duty training as a member of the Armed Forces.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit.			H.R. 1406 (110th)	Ellsworth
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny qualified dividend income treatment to certain foreign dividends.			H.R. 1672 (110th)	Neal
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny qualified dividend income treatment to certain foreign dividends.
	Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007			H.R. 1787 (110th)	Feeney
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create Catastrophe Savings Accounts.
	Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2007			H.R. 1827 (110th)	Petri
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable and other organizations are excluded from gross income.
	To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans an			H.R. 1840 (110th)	Stark
To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion.
	Identity Theft Relief Act of 2007			H.R. 1860 (110th)	McCarthy
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 100 percent deduction for expenses related to identity theft.
	Family Care Act of 2007			H.R. 1871 (110th)	Gillibrand
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, expand the availability of, and repeal the sunset with respect to, the dependent care tax credit.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986			H.R. 1906 (110th)	Norton
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the estimated tax payment safe harbor based on income for the preceding year in the case of individuals with adjusted gross income greater than $5 million.
	Tax Relief for Working Caregivers Act of 2007			H.R. 1911 (110th)	Donnelly
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment.
	Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act			H.R. 1921 (110th)	Lewis
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.
	AMT Middle Class Fairness Act of 2007			H.R. 1942 (110th)	Garrett
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and to adjust the exemption amounts for inflation.
	Personal Philanthropy Account Act of 2007			H.R. 2000 (110th)	Deal
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage private philanthropy.
	Individual Social Security Investment Program Act of 2007			H.R. 2002 (110th)	Johnson
To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program.
	Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2007			H.R. 2158 (110th)	Johnson
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.
	Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2007			H.R. 2222 (110th)	Pascrell
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit.
	Disabled Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2007			H.R. 2234 (110th)	Farr
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an extension of the period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
	To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents, and for other purposes.			H.R. 2242 (110th)	Frelinghuysen
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents, and for other purposes.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for State and local income and property taxes under the altern			H.R. 2318 (110th)	Andrews
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for State and local income and property taxes under the alternative minimum tax.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage			H.R. 2020 (110th)	Platts
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes.
	To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.			H.R. 2312 (110th)	Cantor
To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.
	Opt Out of Iraq War Act of 2007			H.R. 3125 (110th)	Velázquez
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate that their income, estate, or gift tax payments be spent other than for purposes of supporting the war in Iraq and to provide that amounts so designated shall be used to provide funding for Head Start, to reduce the national debt, and to provide college funding for children of Iraq war veterans.
	Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008			H.R. 6275 (110th)	Rangel
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.			H.R. 7005 (110th)	Rangel
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide disaster assistance relief.			H.R. 7006 (110th)	Rangel
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide disaster assistance relief.

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