H.R. 2735: Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-21 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act

Plain summary

Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act This bill imposes an excise tax on the transfer of ownership in certain securities (covered transaction), including any share of stock in a corporation; any partnership or beneficial interest in a partnership or trust; any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness (excluding tax-exempt municipal bonds); and derivative financial instruments. The bill includes exceptions for initial issues, certain traded short-term indebtedness, and securities lending arrangements. The bill also (1) imposes a penalty on taxpayers who fail to include a covered transaction on their tax return or information statement, and (2) allows an individual taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $50,000 ($75,000 for married taxpayers filing joint returns) a tax credit for the amount of tax paid on covered transactions.

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Official text

Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 24 cosponsors

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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Bond: A way to borrow money. A government sells bonds to raise money now and promises to pay it back with interest over time. Bonds repaid from taxes often need voter approval.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2735.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2735 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117