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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 22, 2013
End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should enact legislation to: (1) eliminate wasteful tax loopholes; (2) eliminate corporate tax loopholes and wasteful tax breaks for special interests; (3) enhance tax fairness by reforming or eliminating tax breaks that provide excessive benefits to millionaires and billionaires; (4) crack down on tax cheaters and close the tax gap; (5) use the revenue saved by curtailing tax loopholes to reduce the deficit and reform the federal tax code; (6) address provisions in the tax code that make it more profitable for companies to create jobs overseas than in the United States; and (7) reform the tax code in a manner that promotes job creation, competitiveness, and economic growth.
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Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D–NV
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47)
Introduced in Senate
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