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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.863 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses.</title>
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  <updated>2011-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>H.R.863: Teacher Exchange Act of 2011 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-27:/commentary/10756770</id>
    <updated>2011-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. ... H.R.863: Teacher Exchange A&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h863/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medicare Reimbursement Cuts - A Policy Perspective</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[and] deep cuts in physician reimbursement will force many doctors out of the Medicare program and leave many patients without access to a physician (HR 863 IH, 2007).&#8221; These cuts will have a significant impact on physicians and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cptcodesearch.blogdetik.com/2010/12/05/medicare-reimbursement-cuts-a-policy-perspective/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medicare Reimbursement Cuts &#8211; A Policy Perspective</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-01:/commentary/9962446</id>
    <updated>2010-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[and] deep cuts in physician reimbursement will force many doctors out of the Medicare program and leave many patients without access to a physician (HR 863 IH, 2007).&#8221; These cuts will have a significant impact on physicians and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://masterinhealthcare.co.cc/?p=64&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.6406: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-14:/commentary/9904926</id>
    <updated>2010-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Rep. Minnick [D-ID] &amp;middot; 1. Users opposing H.R.6406 (2) are also: Supporting Bill. H.R.1826 Fair Elections Now Ac... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.104 H.R.104. 1 &amp;middot; H.R.863 H.R.863. 1 &amp;middot; H.R.1310 Clean Water Protectio... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.1283 Military Readi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h6406/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medicare Reimbursement Cuts &#8211; A Policy Perspective | Policy Health</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-08:/commentary/9664805</id>
    <updated>2010-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[and] deep cuts in physician reimbursement will force many doctors out of the Medicare program and leave many patients without access to a physician (H.R. 863 IH, 2007).&#8221; These cuts will have a significant impact on physicians and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://policyhealth.newmycontent.com/2010/11/09/medicare-reimbursement-cuts-a-policy-perspective/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medicare Reimbursement Cuts &#8211; A Policy Perspective | Medicare ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-11:/commentary/9338220</id>
    <updated>2010-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[and] deep cuts in physician reimbursement will force many doctors out of the Medicare program and leave many patients without access to a physician (H.R. 863 IH, 2007).&#8221; These cuts will have a significant impact on physicians and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicareadvantagesupplement.info/medicare-reimbursement-cuts-a-policy-perspective/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medicare Reimbursement Cuts - A Policy Perspective</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-10:/commentary/9346163</id>
    <updated>2010-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[and] deep cuts in physician reimbursement will force many doctors out of the Medicare program and leave many patients without access to a physician (HR 863 IH, 2007).&amp;quot; These cuts will have a significant impact on physicians and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://medicare-advantage-supplement.blogspot.com/2010/10/medicare-reimbursement-cuts-policy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; Songs Medicare &#8211; A political perspective</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-24:/commentary/9191162</id>
    <updated>2010-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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deep cuts and [the physician reimbursement will force many doctors for the Medicare program and leave many patients do not have access to a doctor (HR 863 IH, 2007). &amp;quot;These cuts will have a significant impact on doctors and hospitals, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://medicare.reviewmacpro.com/songs-medicare-a-political-perspective/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medicare Reimbursement Cuts - A Policy Perspective</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[and] deep cuts in physician reimbursement will force many doctors out of the Medicare program and leave many patients without access to a physician (HR 863 IH, 2007).&#8221; These cuts will have a significant impact on physicians and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cwconnect.computerworld.com.br/cptcodelookup/2010/09/05/medicare-reimbursement-cuts-a-policy-perspective/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bicycle Commuter Tax Provision: Frequently Asked Questions ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced H.R. 863 on February 4, 2009, to amend the IRS section 132 (f) to allow employees to fund the bike provision through a pre-tax income, as well as allow the use of both the transit and bike ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cincinnati.biowheels.com/2010/08/bicycle-commuter-tax-provision-frequently-asked-questions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medicare Reimbursement Cuts &#8211; A Policy Perspective</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-24:/commentary/9351348</id>
    <updated>2010-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[and] deep cuts in physician reimbursement will force many doctors out of the Medicare program and leave many patients without access to a physician (HR 863 IH, 2007).&#8221; These cuts will have a significant impact on physicians and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sustainablegrowth.bloglod.com/medicare-reimbursement-cuts-a-policy-perspective/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medicare Reimbursement Cuts &#8211; A Policy Perspective</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8768116</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[and] deep cuts in physician reimbursement will force many doctors out of the Medicare program and leave many patients without access to a physician (HR 863 IH, 2007).&#8221; These cuts will have a significant impact on physicians and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://larryconners.allezzz.ru/2010/07/22/medicare-reimbursement-cuts-a-policy-perspective/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.5336: Teacher and Principal Improvement Act - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-16:/commentary/10278351</id>
    <updated>2010-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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1 &#183; H.R.863 H.R.863. 1 &#183; H.R.1310 Clean Water Protectio... 1 &#183; H.R.1283 Military Readiness En... 1. Opposing Bill, Opposing Senator. H.J.Res.5 H.J.Res.5. 1 &#183; H.R.5336 Teacher and Principal. ... Source: Open Congress : House Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5336/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MB Tax Professionals, LLP: New! Oregon Bike Tax Credit - Ride to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-14:/commentary/7593816</id>
    <updated>2010-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced H.R. 863 on February 4, 2009, to amend the IRS section 132 (f) to allow employees to fund the bike provision through a pre-tax income, as well as allow the use of both the transit and bike ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mbtaxpro.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-oregon-bike-tax-credit-ride-to-work.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;moreLinks&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;1319034859&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/news/story?cf ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-14:/commentary/7642561</id>
    <updated>2009-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Movykob.blog.hr 863 news on all articles &#187; kunigeall 863 news articles &#187; on movykob.blog.hr.. Operated sensor motion battery outside l pydyrobattery operated motion sensor outside l.. . . Iphone uk on watch in hulu cjzafwatch hulu on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gaxohada.blog.hr/2009/11/1627002163/div-classmorelinks-id1319034859a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-13:/commentary/6693138</id>
    <updated>2009-11-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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News articles &#187; all on binjveb.blog.hr 863 djlofonall 863 news articles &#187; on binjveb.blog.hr.. Mexico mujeres ardientes de nunopavardientes mujeres de mexico.. Placement telemetry lead bilavosytelemetry lead placement. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nenubezu.blog.hr/2009/11/1626992413/div-classmorelinks-id1329959824a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H. Res. 863: Recognizing the scourge of pneumonia, urging the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-863" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/9521873</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution in the US Congress: Recognizing the scourge of pneumonia, urging the United States and the world to mobilize cooperation and focus resources to fight pneumonia and save children&amp;#39;s lives, and recognizing November 2 as World ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-863&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>An Added Benefit for Biking to Work</title>
    <link href="http://moneyunderyourfuton.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/an-added-benefit-for-biking-to-work/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5645901</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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But here&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s the catch: unlike the other two qualified transportation fringe benefits, employees cannot choose to receive the benefit through pre-tax contributions [though a bill (HR 863) was proposed in February to change that]. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://moneyunderyourfuton.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/an-added-benefit-for-biking-to-work/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3271: Green Routes to Work Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-19:/commentary/9365087</id>
    <updated>2009-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.863 To amend the Internal... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.1147 Local Community Radio... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.1 American Recovery and... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.104 To establish a nation... 1 &amp;middot; Sen. Franken [D-MN] &amp;middot; 1 &amp;middot; Sen. Wyden [D-OR] &amp;middot; 1 &amp;middot; Sen&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3271/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bicycling tax break injustice?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5390277</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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introduced HR 863. This bill would amend the tax code to allow employees use of both the transit and bike benefit in the same month. So far, the bike bill is still parked in the Ways and Means Committee. But if it does eventually roll ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/dont_mess_with_taxes/2009/06/bicycling-tax-breaks-and-theft-costs.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fresno Bicycle Coalition News: Bicycle Commuter Tax Provision ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-27:/commentary/5130416</id>
    <updated>2009-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced H.R. 863 on February 4, 2009, to amend the IRS section 132 (f) to allow employees to fund the bike provision through a pre-tax income, as well as allow the use of both the transit and bike ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.fresnobike.org/2009/05/bicycle-commuter-tax-provision.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bike to Work, Pocket 20 Bucks a Month</title>
    <link href="http://current.com/items/90102708_bike-to-work-pocket-20-bucks-a-month.htm?xid=RSSfeed" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-23:/commentary/5122293</id>
    <updated>2009-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Remember that Renewable Energy Tax legislation that passed a few months ago? It was filled with all sorts of green goodies, like alternative energy credits and money for weatherization assistance programs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://current.com/items/90102708_bike-to-work-pocket-20-bucks-a-month.htm?xid=RSSfeed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bike to Work, Pocket 20 Bucks a Month : TreeHugger</title>
    <link href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/bicycle-commuter-credits.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-23:/commentary/5091529</id>
    <updated>2009-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TreeHugger </name>
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Blumenauer (D-OR) pass H.R. 863. Use the money for a bicycle and bicycle improvements, repair or storage at your local shop! The League of American Bicyclists provide reimbursement cards that make it easy for you to invoice your rebate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/bicycle-commuter-credits.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>April 2009 Legislative Update from Commuter Check &#194;&#171; Commuter Check ...</title>
    <link href="http://commutercheck.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/april-2009-legislative-update-from-commuter-check/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-16:/commentary/4795364</id>
    <updated>2009-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 863 (Blumenauer-OR) &#226;&#8364;&#732;Multi-modal Commuter Transport Bill&#226;&#8364;&#8482; &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Would make technical corrections to the &#226;&#8364;&#732;bike benefit&#226;&#8364;&#8482; by clarifying that it can be offered as a pre-tax benefit and that commuters can combine the bike and transit ben&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://commutercheck.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/april-2009-legislative-update-from-commuter-check/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Biking Has Its (Tax) Benefits. Or Does It? - City Room Blog ...</title>
    <link href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/biking-has-its-tax-benefits-or-does-it/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-13:/commentary/4770453</id>
    <updated>2009-04-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>City Room </name>
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Charlie Rangel a message saying &#226;&#8364;&#339;Please schedule a hearing for HR 863, (Blumenauer) at the Ways &amp; Means Committee as soon as possible.&#226;&#8364;* at https://forms.house.gov/rangel/forms/contact.shtml. &#226;&#8364;&#8221; MarcSFBC. 18. April 14, 2009 5:26 pm Link ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/biking-has-its-tax-benefits-or-does-it/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PscyclePath: Day 3 at the Bike Summit - A New View of our Guv'mint...</title>
    <link href="http://pscyclepath.blogspot.com/2009/03/day-3-at-bike-summit-new-view-of-our.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4625616</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Blumenauer has filed H.R. 863, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Multi-modal Commuter Credit Act,&#226;&#8364;* that he hopes will clean up the existing law. The new legislation would allow employees to receive a combination of the bike and transit benefits up to the currently ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pscyclepath.blogspot.com/2009/03/day-3-at-bike-summit-new-view-of-our.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TheWashCycle: IRS Issues Direction on the Bicycle Commuter Benefit</title>
    <link href="http://www.thewashcycle.com/2009/03/irs-issues-direction-on-the-bicycle-commuter-benefit.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4610543</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TheWashCycle </name>
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However, Earl Blumenauer just introduced HR 863, The Bicycle Commuter Choice Act, which will allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thewashcycle.com/2009/03/irs-issues-direction-on-the-bicycle-commuter-benefit.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Information on the Bailout Bonus for Cycle Commuters - Women&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=29389" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-22:/commentary/8620595</id>
    <updated>2009-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Women's Cycling Discussion Forums </name>
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The week before last, Representative Blumenauer filed the Intermodal Commuter Benefit Act (HR 863) that would allow you to claim more than one of the benefits, sort of a clean-up bill for the recovery act. Tom. PscyclePath is offline ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=29389&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Commuter Tax Benefit</title>
    <link href="http://rodale.typepad.com/roadrights/2009/03/the-commuter-ta.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/9532464</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Road Rights </name>
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Blumenauer surprised the National Bike Summit when he announced that he has introduced legislation (HR 863) that will allow employees to combine cycling and transit benefits in any month, with a total monthly benefit equal to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rodale.typepad.com/roadrights/2009/03/the-commuter-ta.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Commuter Tax Benefit</title>
    <link href="http://bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2009/03/19/the-commuter-tax-benefit/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/5060591</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Road Rights </name>
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By Bob Mionske. Eight years ago, representative Earl Blumenauer had an idea&#226;&#8364;&#8221;if the law allows employers to offer tax-free fringe benefits to subsidize their employees who commute by car, or by transit, shouldn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t the law also offer those ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2009/03/19/the-commuter-tax-benefit/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Bike Pittsburgh Blog Archives &#194;&#187; The nation&amp;#39;s bike advocates ...</title>
    <link href="http://bike-pgh.org/2009/03/bikepghs-visit-to-the-national-bike-summit-in-washington-dc/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-13:/commentary/6108574</id>
    <updated>2009-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bike Pittsburgh </name>
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He is currently working to expand and update the benefits by introducing a resolution (H.R. 863) called the Multimodal Commuter Credit to reflect how many cyclists also use public transit on a daily basis. Blumenauer, addressed us on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bike-pgh.org/2009/03/bikepghs-visit-to-the-national-bike-summit-in-washington-dc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Bike Pittsburgh Blog Archives &#194;&#187; The nation&amp;#39;s bike advocates ...</title>
    <link href="http://bike-pgh.org/?p=1167" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-13:/commentary/6101656</id>
    <updated>2009-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bike Pittsburgh </name>
    </author>
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He is currently working to expand and update the benefits by introducing a resolution (H.R. 863) called the Multimodal Commuter Credit to reflect how many cyclists also use public transit on a daily basis. Blumenauer, addressed us on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bike-pgh.org/?p=1167&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Bike Pittsburgh Blog Archives &#194;&#187; The nation&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s bike advocates ...</title>
    <link href="http://bike-pgh.org/2009/03/14/bikepghs-visit-to-the-national-bike-summit-in-washington-dc/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-13:/commentary/4501733</id>
    <updated>2009-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bike Pittsburgh </name>
    </author>
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He is currently working to expand and update the benefits by introducing a resolution (H.R. 863) called the Multimodal Commuter Credit to reflect how many cyclists also use public transit on a daily basis. Blumenauer, addressed us on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bike-pgh.org/2009/03/14/bikepghs-visit-to-the-national-bike-summit-in-washington-dc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 863 The Multi-Modal Commuter Transport Bill</title>
    <link href="http://fabb-bikes.blogspot.com/2009/03/hr-863-multi-modal-commuter-transport.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-12:/commentary/9010119</id>
    <updated>2009-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FABB Blog </name>
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As we perused Congressman Blumenauer&amp;#39;s website recently, we happened across his Bicycle Goals for the 111th Congress which includes a description of HR 863 The Multi-Modal Commuter Transport Bill: &amp;quot;On February 4th, 2009, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fabb-bikes.blogspot.com/2009/03/hr-863-multi-modal-commuter-transport.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blog - Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling (FABB)</title>
    <link href="http://www.fabb-bikes.org/blog/2009/03/hr-863-multi-modal-commuter-transport.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-12:/commentary/4580420</id>
    <updated>2009-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FABB Blog </name>
    </author>
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As we perused Congressman Blumenauer's website recently, we happened across his Bicycle Goals for the 111th Congress which includes a description of H.R. 863 The Multi-Modal Commuter Transport Bill: &quot;On February 4th, 2009, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fabb-bikes.org/blog/2009/03/hr-863-multi-modal-commuter-transport.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Resolution sponsored by Sen. Blumenauer for Commuter Benefit</title>
    <link href="http://chainlink.ning.com/xn/detail/2211490:Topic:56448" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-12:/commentary/4549138</id>
    <updated>2009-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Discussion Forum - the chainlink </name>
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HR 863 seeks to clear up massive confusion in HR to implement the Commuter Benefit Act: http://bikeportland.org/2009/03/12/blumenauer-legislation-would-bulk-up-and-clear-up-bike-commuter-act/ Sen. Blumenauer has been a relentless ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chainlink.ning.com/xn/detail/2211490:Topic:56448&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Resolution sponsored by Sen. Blumenauer for Commuter Benefit ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thechainlink.org/xn/detail/2211490:Topic:56448" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-12:/commentary/4481700</id>
    <updated>2009-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest Activity on the chainlink </name>
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HR 863 seeks to clear up massive confusion in HR to implement the Commuter Benefit Act: http://bikeportland.org/2009/03/12/blumenauer-legislation-would-bulk-up-and-clear-up-bike-commuter-act/ Sen. Blumenauer has been a relentless ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thechainlink.org/xn/detail/2211490:Topic:56448&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BikePortland.org &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Blumenauer legislation would ...</title>
    <link href="http://bikeportland.org/2009/03/12/blumenauer-legislation-would-bulk-up-and-clear-up-bike-commuter-act-15990" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/9010118</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BikePortland.org &#187; Front Page </name>
    </author>
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working to expand and update the benefits by introducing a resolution (H.R. 863) called the Multimodal Commuter Credit to reflect how many cyclists also use public transit on a daily basis. Blumenauer, addressed us on [...] Stefanie ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bikeportland.org/2009/03/12/blumenauer-legislation-would-bulk-up-and-clear-up-bike-commuter-act-15990&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blumenauer legislation would bulk up and clear up Bike Commuter ...</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.portlandtransport.com/~r/PortlandBikeChannel/~3/hmTVbUG_I5E/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/4761920</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Portland Bike Channel </name>
    </author>
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National Bike Summit - Day three-10. Rep. Earl Blumenauer at a reception this morning on Capitol Hill. (Photo &#194;&#169; J. Maus). When the Bike Commuter Benefit Act passed back in October, it was somewhat of a shallow victory for advocates who ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.portlandtransport.com/~r/PortlandBikeChannel/~3/hmTVbUG_I5E/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BikePortland.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Blumenauer legislation would ...</title>
    <link href="http://bikeportland.org/2009/03/12/blumenauer-legislation-would-bulk-up-and-clear-up-bike-commuter-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/4470963</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BikePortland.org &#187; Front Page </name>
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Now, Congressman Earl Blumenauer has introduced a resolution (H.R. 863) called the Multimodal Commuter Credit that he hopes will clean up the existing law. The new legislation will allow employees to receive a combination of the bike ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bikeportland.org/2009/03/12/blumenauer-legislation-would-bulk-up-and-clear-up-bike-commuter-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ice Station Tango: &quot;Welcome to Oklahoma...&quot;</title>
    <link href="http://icestationtango.blogspot.com/2009/02/welcome-to-oklahoma.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4319398</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ice Station Tango </name>
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5 hours ago. Irregular Times &#183; Thanks to Congressman Bicycle - Why does a soap box derby get more consideration in Congress than environmentally responsible transportation? H.R. 863 from Earl Blumenauer allows for peop... 5 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://icestationtango.blogspot.com/2009/02/welcome-to-oklahoma.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Thanks to ...</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/02/05/thanks-to-congressman-bicycle/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4235740</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
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Just yesterday, Congressman Blumenauer introduced H.R. 863, the Multi Modal Transport Benefit and technical Corrections Act, to the House of Representatives. It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s a small bill to add flexibility to a small financial benefit to Americans ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/02/05/thanks-to-congressman-bicycle/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Truth to Power: Canadian Federal Member of Parliament / Human ...</title>
    <link href="http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/02/canadian-federal-member-of-parliament.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-03:/commentary/4235741</id>
    <updated>2009-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth to Power </name>
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Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print &#183; Thanks to Congressman Bicycle - Why does a soap box derby get more consideration in Congress than environmentally responsible transportation? H.R. 863 from Earl Blumenauer allows for peop. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/02/canadian-federal-member-of-parliament.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 863, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_863.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-02:/commentary/4269484</id>
    <updated>2009-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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HR 863 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_863.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 863: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-863" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-02:/commentary/4235739</id>
    <updated>2009-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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A bill in the US Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-863&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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