[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 4119 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4119

   To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our 
     families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our 
environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and 
                       reduce market volatility.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2023

  Ms. Lee of California (for herself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Watson 
Coleman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Omar, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. Chu, Mr. Takano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
  Jayapal, and Ms. Pingree) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our 
     families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our 
environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and 
                       reduce market volatility.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tax on Wall Street Speculation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSACTION TAX.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting after subchapter B the following new subchapter:

              ``Subchapter C--Tax on Trading Transactions

``Sec. 4475. Tax on trading transactions.

``SEC. 4475. TAX ON TRADING TRANSACTIONS.

    ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--There is hereby imposed a tax on the 
transfer of ownership in each covered transaction with respect to any 
security.
    ``(b) Rate of Tax.--The tax imposed under subsection (a) with 
respect to any covered transaction shall be the applicable percentage 
of the specified base amount with respect to such covered transaction. 
The applicable percentage shall be--
            ``(1) 0.5 percent in the case of a security described in 
        subparagraph (A), (B), or (E) of subsection (e)(1),
            ``(2) 0.10 percent in the case of a security described in 
        subparagraph (C) of such subsection, and
            ``(3) 0.005 percent in the case of a security described in 
        subparagraph (D) of such subsection.
    ``(c) Specified Base Amount.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `specified base amount' means--
            ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) in the case of any security described in 
                subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of subsection 
                (e)(1), the fair market value of the security 
                (determined as of the time of the covered transaction), 
                and
                    ``(B) in the case of any security described in 
                subparagraph (D) of such subsection, the fair market 
                value of the underlying investment with respect to such 
                security (determined as of the time of the covered 
                transaction), and
            ``(2) in the case of any payment described in subsection 
        (h), the amount of such payment.
    ``(d) Covered Transaction.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`covered transaction' means--
            ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), any purchase 
        if--
                    ``(A) such purchase occurs or is cleared on a 
                facility located in the United States, or
                    ``(B) the purchaser or seller is a United States 
                person, and
            ``(2) any transaction with respect to a security described 
        in subparagraph (D) of subsection (e)(1), if--
                    ``(A) such security is traded or cleared on a 
                facility located in the United States, or
                    ``(B) any party with rights under such security is 
                a United States person.
    ``(e) Security and Other Definitions.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) Security.--The term `security' means--
                    ``(A) any share of stock in a corporation,
                    ``(B) any partnership or beneficial ownership 
                interest in a partnership or trust,
                    ``(C) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence 
                of indebtedness, other than a State or local bond the 
                interest of which is excluded from gross income under 
                section 103(a),
                    ``(D) any derivative, or
                    ``(E) any digital asset (as defined in section 
                6045(g)(3)(D)).
            ``(2) Derivative.--The term `derivative' means any contract 
        (including any option, forward contract, futures contract, 
        short position, swap, or similar contract) the value of which, 
        or any payment or other transfer with respect to which, is 
        (directly or indirectly) determined by reference to one or more 
        of the following:
                    ``(A) Any share of stock in a corporation.
                    ``(B) Any partnership or beneficial ownership 
                interest in a partnership or trust.
                    ``(C) Any evidence of indebtedness.
                    ``(D) Any real property.
                    ``(E) Any commodity which is actively traded 
                (within the meaning of section 1092(c)(4)).
                    ``(F) Any currency.
                    ``(G) Any rate, price, amount, index, formula, or 
                algorithm.
                    ``(H) Any other item as the Secretary may 
                prescribe.
        Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
        to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this section, such 
        term shall not include any item described in subparagraphs (A) 
        through (H).
            ``(3) Underlying investment.--The term `underlying 
        investment' means, with respect to any derivative, any item--
                    ``(A) which is described in any of the 
                subparagraphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (2) (or any 
                item substantially the same as any such item), and
                    ``(B) by reference to which the value of the 
                derivative, or any payment or other transfer with 
                respect to the derivative, is determined either 
                directly or indirectly.
            ``(4) Treatment of exchanges.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An exchange shall be treated as 
                the sale of the property transferred and a purchase of 
                the property received by each party to the exchange.
                    ``(B) Certain deemed exchanges.--In the case of a 
                distribution treated as an exchange for stock under 
                section 302 or 331, the corporation making such 
                distribution shall be treated as having purchased such 
                stock for purposes of this section.
    ``(f) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) Exception for initial issues.--No tax shall be 
        imposed under subsection (a) on any covered transaction with 
        respect to the initial issuance of any security described in 
        subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of subsection (e)(1).
            ``(2) Exception for certain traded short-term 
        indebtedness.--A note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of 
        indebtedness which--
                    ``(A) is traded on a trading facility located in 
                the United States, and
                    ``(B) has a fixed maturity of not more than 60 
                days,
        shall not be treated as described in subsection (e)(1)(C).
            ``(3) Exception for securities lending arrangements.--No 
        tax shall be imposed under subsection (a) on any covered 
        transaction with respect to which gain or loss is not 
        recognized by reason of section 1058.
    ``(g) By Whom Paid.--
            ``(1) In general.--The tax imposed by this section shall be 
        paid by--
                    ``(A) in the case of a transaction which occurs or 
                is cleared on a facility located in the United States, 
                such facility, and
                    ``(B) in the case of a purchase not described in 
                subparagraph (A) which is executed by a broker (as 
                defined in section 6045(c)(1)), the broker.
            ``(2) Special rules for direct, etc., transactions.--In the 
        case of any transaction to which paragraph (1) does not apply, 
        the tax imposed by this section shall be paid by--
                    ``(A) in the case of a transaction described in 
                subsection (d)(1)--
                            ``(i) the purchaser if the purchaser is a 
                        United States person, and
                            ``(ii) the seller if the purchaser is not a 
                        United States person, and
                    ``(B) in the case of a transaction described in 
                subsection (d)(2)--
                            ``(i) the payor if the payor is a United 
                        States person, and
                            ``(ii) the payee if the payor is not a 
                        United States person.
    ``(h) Certain Payments Treated as Separate Transactions.--Except as 
otherwise provided by the Secretary, any payment with respect to a 
security described in subparagraph (D) of subsection (e)(1) shall be 
treated as a separate transaction for purposes of this section, 
including--
            ``(1) any net initial payment, net final or terminating 
        payment, or net periodical payment with respect to a notional 
        principal contract (or similar financial instrument),
            ``(2) any payment with respect to any forward contract (or 
        similar financial instrument), and
            ``(3) any premium paid with respect to any option (or 
        similar financial instrument).
    ``(i) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out this section 
in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    ``(j) Guidance; Regulations.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) provide guidance regarding such information reporting 
        concerning covered transactions as the Secretary deems 
        appropriate, including reporting by the payor of the tax in 
        cases where the payor is not the purchaser, and
            ``(2) prescribe such regulations as are necessary or 
        appropriate to prevent avoidance of the purposes of this 
        section, including the use of non-United States persons in such 
        transactions.
    ``(k) Whistleblowers.--See section 7623 for provisions relating to 
whistleblowers.''.
    (b) Penalty for Failure To Include Covered Transaction Information 
With Return.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 6707A the 
following new section:

``SEC. 6707B. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO INCLUDE COVERED TRANSACTION 
              INFORMATION WITH RETURN.

    ``(a) Imposition of Penalty.--Any person who fails to include on 
any return or statement any information with respect to a covered 
transaction which is required pursuant to section 4475(j)(1) to be 
included with such return or statement shall pay a penalty in the 
amount determined under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Amount of Penalty.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
subsection, the amount of the penalty under subsection (a) with respect 
to any covered transaction shall be determined by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Covered Transaction.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`covered transaction' has the meaning given such term by section 
4475(d).
    ``(d) Authority To Rescind Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue may 
        rescind all or any portion of any penalty imposed by this 
        section with respect to any violation if rescinding the penalty 
        would promote compliance with the requirements of this title 
        and effective tax administration.
            ``(2) No judicial appeal.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, any determination under this subsection may 
        not be reviewed in any judicial proceeding.
            ``(3) Records.--If a penalty is rescinded under paragraph 
        (1), the Commissioner shall place in the file in the Office of 
        the Commissioner the opinion of the Commissioner with respect 
        to the determination, including--
                    ``(A) a statement of the facts and circumstances 
                relating to the violation,
                    ``(B) the reasons for the rescission, and
                    ``(C) the amount of the penalty rescinded.
    ``(e) Coordination With Other Penalties.--The penalty imposed by 
this section shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by this 
title.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The table of sections for part I of subchapter B of 
        chapter 68 of such Code is amended by inserting after item 
        relating to section 6707A the following new item:

``Sec. 6707B. Penalty for failure to include covered transaction 
                            information with return.''.
            (2) The table of subchapters for chapter 36 of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to subchapter B the following new item:

             ``subchapter c. tax on trading transactions''.

    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to transactions after December 31, 2023.

SEC. 3. OFFSETTING CREDIT FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 
section 25E the following new section:

``SEC. 25F. FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX PAYMENTS.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible individual, 
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this 
chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the tax paid during the 
taxable year under section 4475 with respect to any covered transaction 
in which the taxpayer is a beneficial owner of the security transferred 
in such covered transaction.
    ``(b) Special Rule.--If the tax imposed under section 4475(a) with 
respect to any covered transaction is paid by any person other than 1 
or more beneficial owners of the security transferred in such covered 
transaction, the determination for how such tax is allocated to such 
beneficial owners shall be made in a reasonable manner not inconsistent 
with regulations or other guidance prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Limitation Based on Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a 
        taxpayer for the taxable year if the modified adjusted gross 
        income of the taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $50,000 
        ($75,000 in the case of a joint return and one-half of such 
        amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate 
        return).
            ``(2) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (1), the term `modified adjusted gross income' means 
        adjusted gross income--
                    ``(A) determined without regard to sections 86, 
                893, 911, 931, and 933, and
                    ``(B) increased by the amount of interest received 
                or accrued by the taxpayer during the taxable year 
                which is exempt from tax.
            ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
                beginning after 2024, each dollar amount referred to in 
                paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal 
                to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                        determined under section (1)(f)(3) of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the calendar 
                        year in which the taxable year begins, by 
                        substituting `2023' for `2016' in subparagraph 
                        (A)(ii) thereof.
                    ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under 
                subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $50, such amount 
                shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.
    ``(d) Eligible Individual.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means, 
        with respect to any taxable year, an individual who--
                    ``(A) has attained the age of 18 as of the last day 
                of such taxable year, and
                    ``(B) is a citizen or lawful permanent resident 
                (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(6)) as of the 
                last day of such taxable year.
            ``(2) Certain individuals not eligible.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (1), an individual described in any of the following 
        provisions of this title for the preceding taxable year shall 
        not be treated as an eligible individual for the taxable year:
                    ``(A) An individual who is a student (as defined in 
                section 152(f)(2)) for the taxable year or the 
                immediately preceding taxable year.
                    ``(B) An individual who is a taxpayer described in 
                subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section 6402 for the 
                immediately preceding taxable year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 25E the following new 
item:

``Sec. 25F. Financial transaction tax payments.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
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