Legislative Research: US HB721 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

US Congress House Bill 721 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced)	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees, and for other purposes. [HB721 2025 Detail][HB721 2025 Text][HB721 2025 Comments]	2025-01-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2023-2024 118th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to provide whistleblower protection for union employees. [HB721 2023 Detail][HB721 2023 Text][HB721 2023 Comments]	2023-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2021-2022 117th Congress (Engrossed - Dead)	To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs. [HB721 2021 Detail][HB721 2021 Text][HB721 2021 Comments]	2021-05-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Requires the Department of Justice to assemble an interagency working group to study and report to Congress on the enforcement of the prohibition of certain robocalls. Specifically, the working group will look into how to better enforce against roboc... [HB721 2019 Detail][HB721 2019 Text][HB721 2019 Comments]	2019-04-30 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for railroad track maintenance. [HB721 2017 Detail][HB721 2017 Text][HB721 2017 Comments]	2017-01-30 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) exte... [HB721 2015 Detail][HB721 2015 Text][HB721 2015 Comments]	2015-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) ex... [HB721 2013 Detail][HB721 2013 Text][HB721 2013 Comments]	2013-02-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) ex... [HB721 2011 Detail][HB721 2011 Text][HB721 2011 Comments]	2011-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify the exemption from the 10% penalty for premature distributions from governmental employee benefit plans to qualified public safety employees to eliminate the restriction that such plans be defined benef... [HB721 2009 Detail][HB721 2009 Text][HB721 2009 Comments]	2009-01-27 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Legislative Citation

APA

US HB721 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress. (2009, January 27). LegiScan. Retrieved June 20, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB721/2009

MLA

"US HB721 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 27 Jan. 2009. Web. 20 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB721/2009>.

Chicago

"US HB721 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress." January 27, 2009 LegiScan. Accessed June 20, 2026. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB721/2009.

Turabian

LegiScan. US HB721 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress. 27 January 2009. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB721/2009 (accessed June 20, 2026).

Subjects

Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Income tax exclusion
Law enforcement officers
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
HB4239	Related	2009-12-08	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception from the 10 percent penalty for early withdrawals from governmental plans for Federal and State qualified public safety employees.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB1657	Same As	2009-09-09	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception from the 10 percent penalty for early withdrawals from government plans for qualified public safety employees.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.