H.R. 4227: Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004
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H.R. 4227: Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-28 · Taxation · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 143 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR4227 (2004-05-05), Failed. See all
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the increased alternative minimum tax exemption amounts for individual taxpayers to taxable year 2005 (currently available for 2003 and 2004). Provides for an inflation adjustment to such amounts for taxable year 2005.
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Official text
Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · 83 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 23 more.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 143 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR4227 (2004-05-05): Failed
- House roll call 144 (2004): On Passage, HR4227 (2004-05-05): Passed
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4227.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4227 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108