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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearings on S. 2044: Interstate Employee Tax Withholding
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document records the March 1970 Senate Committee on Commerce hearings regarding S. 2044, a bill proposing to limit state and local tax on wages to the employee's state of residence. The legislation specifically targets amendments to the Act and the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
The bill proposes to change which state or local government can withhold income taxes from the paychecks of employees who work in , specifically affecting those who travel across state lines for work.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Interstate commerce employees
These employees would see a change in which jurisdictions are permitted to withhold income taxes from their paychecks.
State and local tax authorities
These entities would lose the ability to withhold income taxes from non-resident employees working within their borders under the proposed legislation.
Key Facts
- The hearings were held on March 3 and 4, 1970.
- The bill S. 2044 aims to exempt certain employee wages from tax withholding in states other than the employee's state of residence.
- The legislation proposes amendments to the Interstate Commerce Act.
- The legislation proposes amendments to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
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- The scope of the bill is limited to employees working in interstate commerce sectors covered by the specified acts.
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Federal Preemption of State Tax Authority
The bill represents an attempt to use federal authority to restrict state-level tax collection practices for interstate employees.
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