Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2078
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Jump Start America Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 6, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 6, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 6, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2078
Congress
115
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Texas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Jump Start America Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to several corporate and individual income tax policies, to:

  • revise individual income tax rates to establish a 20% rate on taxable income of $1 million or less and a 30% rate on taxable income over $1 million, with an adjustment for inflation after 2016;
  • revise the income tax rates on corporations to impose a single 20% rate on corporate taxable income;
  • modify the formula for calculating the tax on the net capital gains of individual taxpayers to provide for a maximum 15% rate on the adjusted net capital gain of such taxpayers;
  • reduce the tax rate on current and accumulated foreign earnings of U.S. corporations reinvested in the United States and make the lower rate permanent;
  • increase the additional depreciation allowance (bonus depreciation) from 50% to 100% of the adjusted basis of qualifying business property and to make such increased allowance permanent;
  • reduce Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes for employers, employees, and the self-employed; and
  • repeal the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
Text (1)
April 6, 2017
Actions (2)
04/06/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
04/06/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:59 PM