3.0.0 336 2023-01-11T13:34:30Z 2023-01-11T13:34:30Z House HR 2017-01-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEADOWS:H.R. 336.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H183]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-05T15:03:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-05T15:03:05Z 2017-01-05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-01-05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 N C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2017-01-05 True C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2017-01-05 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2017-01-05 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2017-01-05 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-02-03 False Taxation Commuting District of Columbia Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Income tax exclusion Maryland Public transit Transportation and Public Works Transportation costs Virginia Taxation 00 2017-01-05 Introduced in House 2017-02-04T15:46:51Z Transit Benefits Modernization Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the use of a transportation network company by federal employees during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this bill and ending on December 31, 2018, as a qualified transportation fringe benefit that is excluded from an employee's gross income.

A "transportation network company" is a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that uses a digital network to connect riders to drivers affiliated with the entity in order for a driver to provide transportation services to a rider.

During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this bill and ending on December 31, 2018, any agency that provides transit benefits to employees must provide benefits for using digital transportation companies within the Washington Metropolitan Area in the same manner as benefits are provided for using public transportation services in the area.

A "digital transportation company" is any transportation network company or car-sharing service (a membership or non-membership based service primarily designed for shorter time or shorter distance trips where individuals are charged per mile or per hour, or both, for vehicle usage).

To elect to receive benefits under this section, an employee must agree in writing not to accept any other transit or parking benefit offered by any agency with a transit benefit program while receiving the benefits under this section.

The amount of transit benefits provided to an employee under this section may not exceed the monthly average transit benefit received by the employee during the six-month period immediately preceding the month during which an election is made.

]]> Transit Benefits Modernization Act Display Title Transit Benefits Modernization Act Official Title as Introduced To provide transit benefits to Federal employees who use the services of digital transportation companies within the national capital region, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Transit Benefits Modernization Act Introduced in House 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr336ih/xml/BILLS-115hr336ih.xml 2017-01-05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.