# 114-hr-5818: Mandated Expenses Tax Relief Act

114-hr-5818, Mandated Expenses Tax Relief Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5818
- Congress: 114
- Title: Mandated Expenses Tax Relief Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Mandated Expenses Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer to elect to expense the cost of federal compliance property and deduct the cost for the taxable year in which the property is placed in service. "Federal compliance property" is any property that: (1) is of a character with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable, and (2) is used by the taxpayer to comply with any federal law or regulation.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4775: Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4764: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4715: RPM Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4612: Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3742: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5818 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5818)

## Related
- [114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5499)
- [114-hr-4775: Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4775)
- [114-hr-4764: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4764)
- [114-hr-4715: RPM Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4715)
- [114-hr-4612: Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4612)
- [114-hr-3742: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3742)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5818 (as of 2025-11-18).