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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="409" measure-id="id119hr409" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-01-15" update-date="2025-04-14">
        <title>Supporting Transit Commutes Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119hr409v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-04-14">
            <action-date>2025-01-15</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Supporting Transit Commutes Act&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill provides employers a tax deduction for certain transportation fringe benefits given to employees.</p><p>Under the bill, employers may deduct costs for providing employees transportation in a commuter highway vehicle (e.g., van pool) between the employee’s home and place of work or a transit pass. The amount of the deduction cannot exceed the aggregate exclusion amount for such fringe benefits ($325 per month per employee in 2025 and adjusted annually). Further, under the bill, the deduction cannot exceed 50% of such amount for transportation fringe benefits provided under a salary reduction agreement.</p>]]></summary-text>
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