Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Commuting

Bill Introduced: H.R.3271 Green Routes to Work Act

2009-07-21T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve commuting and transportation options.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3047 Universal Prekindergarten Act

2009-06-25T00:00:00Z

To improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces.

Bill Introduced: S.1291 Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009

2009-06-18T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2826 Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009

2009-06-11T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2600 Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2009

2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

To amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit the extent to which States may tax the compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2367 Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2009

2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to employers for reimbursing the expenses of employees who provide carpooling.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2337 Southwestern Transit Corridor Planning and Fuel Use Reduction Act

2009-05-07T00:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for certain transportation feasibility studies for southern New Mexico and west Texas.

Bill Introduced: S.774 NESA of 2009

2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1780 Smart Planning for Smart Growth Act of 2009

2009-03-30T00:00:00Z

To amend the Clean Air Act to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions through transportation efficiency.

Bill Introduced: S.707 Telework Enhancement Act of 2009

2009-03-25T00:00:00Z

A bill to enhance the Federal Telework Program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1722 Telework Improvements Act of 2009

2009-03-25T00:00:00Z

To improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing a telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of the hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1571 Private Investment in Commuter Vanpooling Act of 2009

2009-03-17T00:00:00Z

To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit certain revenues of private providers of public transportation by vanpool received from providing public transportation to be used for the purpose of acquiring rolling stock, and to permit certain expenditures of private vanpool contractors to be credited toward the local matching share of the costs of public transportation projects.

Bill Introduced: H.R.971 Transportation Flexible Savings Accounts Act of 2009

2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide commuter flexible spending arrangements.

Bill Introduced: 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.

2009-02-04T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.891 Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2009

2009-02-04T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.350 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act

2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

An original bill to provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health.

Bill Introduced: H.R.693 To designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail, and for other purposes.

2009-01-26T00:00:00Z

To designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.322 Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2009

2009-01-26T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.176 Job Access and Reverse Commute Program Improvements Act of 2009

2009-01-08T00:00:00Z

A bill to improve the job access and reverse commute program, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.

October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.