H.R. 4789: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the deduction for State and local general sales taxes permanent.
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H.R. 4789: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the deduction for State and local general sales taxes permanent.
113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-30 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the deduction for State and local general sales taxes permanent.
Plain summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the deduction for State and local general sales taxes permanent.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4789.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4789 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113