Back to School Tax Relief Act of 2002
Latest action. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (continuing resolutionA stopgap law funding the government at existing levels when the annual appropriations bills are not done by October 1.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) E1961, E1964-1965)
Back to School Tax Relief Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer whose adjusted gross income is $20,000 or less ($40,000 in the case of a joint return) to deduct annually up to $3,000 in qualified elementary and secondary education expenses. Defines qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (includes home schooling and excludes room and board) and adjusted gross income. (This deduction will terminate after tax year 2005 as provided for by current law.)
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House with amendment(s)" stage on September 11, 2002. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1961, E1964-1965)
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The record's latest action, on October 28, 2002: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1961, E1964-1965)
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In the 107th Congress (2001-02), 377 of the 9,126 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.1 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
ROBERT SCHAFFER (R-CO) introduced it on July 23, 2002, and 47 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 46 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on July 23, 2002, 8862 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 8765 days ago, on October 28, 2002.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 107th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2003 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1961, E1964-1965)
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action