S. 3005: Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2014
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S. 3005: Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-12-11 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-12-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2014
Plain summary
Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a consumption tax of 10% of the taxable amount of domestic goods and services. Exempts from such tax certain goods and services exported or used outside the United States. Lowers individual and corporate income tax rates. Repeals specified income tax credits and deductions, except for the deductions for mortgage interest, charitable contributions, state and local income taxes, gambling losses, alimony payments, and investment interest. Provides for a family allowance of up to $100,000 for married individuals filing a joint tax return. Allows a rebate for U.S. taxpayers consisting of an earned income amount and a child benefit amount. Provides for a refund of excess consumption tax revenue (net consumption tax revenues that exceed 10% of gross domestic product in a calendar year) to individual taxpayers.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s3005.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s3005 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113