Bill Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for start-up expenditures.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 66-40)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. [HB1552 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Representative Roscoe Bartlett [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jason Chaffetz [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-UT-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Travis Childers [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MS-1	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joseph Crowley [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Charles Dent [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-15	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Brad Ellsworth [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-8	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jo Emerson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim Gerlach [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Baron Hill [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tim Holden [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ann Kirkpatrick [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Larry Kissell [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Castle [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-DE	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Christopher Carney [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ken Calvert [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-41	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Fleming [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-LA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Latta [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Simpson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-ID-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mary Bono Mack [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-45	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elton Gallegly [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-24	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Duncan Hunter [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-50	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Sensenbrenner [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jason Altmire [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dan Boren [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OK-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Anh Cao [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-LA-2	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Frank Kratovil [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-1	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Leonard Lance [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steven LaTourette [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Vic Snyder [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AR-2	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Patrick Tiberi [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Charles Wilson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-6	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim Costa [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-21	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bobby Bright [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AL-2	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Randy Forbes [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mark Kirk [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Doug Lamborn [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Scott Murphy [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-20	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joseph Pitts [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Wittman [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kurt Schrader [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Aaron Schock [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Christopher Lee [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Cynthia Lummis [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donald Manzullo [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Betsy Markey [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike McIntyre [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Walter Minnick [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-ID-1	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sue Myrick [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Erik Paulsen [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike Quigley [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Denny Rehberg [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Thomas Rooney [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-17	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative William Owens [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-21	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Barrow [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joe Courtney [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CT-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elijah Cummings [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Driehaus [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-1	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Marcia Fudge [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gabrielle Giffords [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alan Grayson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Hall [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-19	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Himes [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CT-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rush Holt [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Honda [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Zoe Lofgren [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Russ Carnahan [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Shelley Berkley [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NV-1	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rick Boucher [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-9	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gerald Connolly [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Cuellar [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-28	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kathleen Dahlkemper [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Kagen [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-8	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ben Lujan [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NM	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eric Massa [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-29	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael McMahon [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-13	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Zachary Space [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-18	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Adler [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Arcuri [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-24	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dennis Moore [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-KS-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Patrick Murphy [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Glenn Nye [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-2	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Paul Tonko [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Paul Tonko [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joe Barton [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lincoln Davis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TN-4	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Duncan [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TN-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Suzanne Kosmas [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-24	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kenny Marchant [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-24	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jeff Miller [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ron Paul [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-14	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bill Posey [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Heath Shuler [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Collin Peterson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Glenn Nye [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-2	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Thomas Perriello [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-5	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jared Polis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Laura Richardson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-37	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ciro Rodriguez [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-23	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bobby Rush [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adam Schiff [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-30	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ike Skelton [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-4	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dina Titus [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NV-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Wexler [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-19	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Harry Mitchell [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Reichert [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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