[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 7298 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7298

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
  deduction for expensing certain depreciable business assets and to 
      allow a deduction for the original purchase of domestically 
                       manufactured automobiles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2008

   Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Ms. Foxx) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
  deduction for expensing certain depreciable business assets and to 
      allow a deduction for the original purchase of domestically 
                       manufactured automobiles.

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

SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS EXPENSING PROVISIONS MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) Increase in Small Business Expensing Made Permanent.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 179 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitations) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$25,000 ($125,000 in the case of 
                taxable years beginning after 2006 and before 2011)'' 
                in paragraph (1) and inserting ``$500,000'', and
                    (B) by striking ``$200,000 ($500,000 in the case of 
                taxable years beginning after 2006 and before 2011)'' 
                in paragraph (2) and inserting ``$1,000,000''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 179(b) of such Code is 
        amended by striking paragraph (7).
    (b) Expensing for Computer Software Made Permanent.--Clause (ii) of 
section 179(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking ``and which is 
placed in service in a taxable year beginning after 2002 and before 
2011,''.
    (c) Inflation Adjustment.--
            (1) So much of subparagraph (A) of section 179(b)(5) of 
        such Code as precedes clause (i) thereof is amended to read as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
                beginning in a calendar year after 2009, the $500,000 
                and $1,00,000 amounts in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
                each be increased by an amount equal to--''.
            (2) Section 179(b)(5)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by 
        striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2008''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE OF DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED 
              AUTOMOBILES.

    (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized 
deductions for individuals) is amended by redesignating section 224 as 
section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new 
section:

``SEC. 224. DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE OF DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED 
              AUTOMOBILES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual, there 
shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the cost of any 
qualified automobile placed in service by the taxpayer during the 
taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation Per Vehicle.--The amount of the deduction allowed 
under subsection (a) for any vehicle shall not exceed $10,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Automobile.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified automobile' means 
        any motor vehicle--
                    ``(A) the final assembly of which is in the United 
                States by a manufacturer,
                    ``(B) the original use of which commences with the 
                taxpayer, and
                    ``(C) which is acquired for use by the taxpayer and 
                not for resale.
            ``(2) Motor vehicle.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
        term `motor vehicle' means any vehicle which is manufactured 
        primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways (not 
        including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails) 
        and which has at least 4 wheels.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Basis reduction.--The basis of any property for which 
        a deduction is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced 
        by the amount of such deduction.
            ``(2) Recapture.--The Secretary shall, by regulations, 
        provide for recapturing the benefit of any deduction allowable 
        under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases 
        to be property eligible for such deduction.
            ``(3) Property used outside united states, etc., not 
        qualified.--No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) 
        with respect to any property referred to in section 50(b) or 
        with respect to the portion of the cost of any property taken 
        into account under section 179.
            ``(4) Property used in trade or business.--No deduction 
        shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any 
        property of a character which is subject to the allowance under 
        section 167 (relating to allowance for depreciation, etc.).
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed 
under subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is 
allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any taxable 
year beginning after December 31, 2010.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII of 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the last 
item and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 224. Deduction for purchase of domestically manufactured 
                            automobiles.
``Sec. 225. Cross reference.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service in taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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