[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1450 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1450

 To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Council 
     of the District of Columbia to impose a tax on the income of 
 professional baseball players which is earned within the District of 
                               Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2003

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Council 
     of the District of Columbia to impose a tax on the income of 
 professional baseball players which is earned within the District of 
                               Columbia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMITTING COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO IMPOSE 
              INCOME TAX ON VISITING PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS.

    Section 602(a)(5) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 
1-206.02(a)(5), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``not a 
resident of the District'' and inserting the following: ``not a 
resident of the District, except that the Council may impose such a tax 
on such an individual to the extent that the income is derived from 
services rendered within the District as a member of a professional 
baseball team''.
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