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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign trades, and for other purposes.

5/24/2007--Introduced.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the alternative tax on qualifying shipping activities to treat a corporation electing such tax as continuing to use a qualifying vessel in the U.S. foreign trade during any period of use in the U.S. domestic trade, thus eliminating the 30 day limitation on operating in U.S. domestic trade under current law.

Latest Actions
  • 05/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6864-6865)
  • 05/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6865)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.1495 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007