To remove Maxine Waters from the Committee on Financial Services for inciting violence against the United States.
- Last Action
- 4/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-01-15Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-01-15Introduced in House
- 2021-01-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-15 (00)
Wall Street Tax Act of 2021
This bill imposes a 0.1% excise tax on certain purchases of stocks, bonds, and derivatives.
The tax applies to the purchase of a security if (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person.
The tax applies to transactions with respect to a derivative if (1) the derivative is traded on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) any party with rights under the derivative is a U.S. person.
The bill exempts from such tax (1) initial issues of securities; and (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness which is traded on or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States, and has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days.
The tax applies to transactions by a controlled foreign corporation and must be paid by its U.S. shareholders.
Cosponsors (20)
- JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
Subjects
- Financial services and investments
- Foreign and international corporations
- Sales and excise taxes
- Securities
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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