H.R. 5493 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to limit the amount of living expenses while away from home which Members of Congress may deduct.

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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit to $9,000 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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H.R. 6685Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982
1982-07-18Became Public Law No: 97-216.
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1982-02-09
Introduced in House
1982-02-09
Introduced in House
1982-02-09
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
1982-07-15
See H.R.6685.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to limit the amount of living expenses while away from home which Members of Congress may deduct.

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