Bill Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2325-2326) [SB437 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator Robert Menendez [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NJ	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Debbie Stabenow [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ron Wyden [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OR	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Patrick Leahy [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Crapo [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ID	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Arlen Specter [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-PA	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mel Martinez [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-FL	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mary Landrieu [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-LA	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Lindsey Graham [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-SC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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