# 117-hr-8555: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to stipulate that a parking benefit is not a qualified parking fringe benefit unless an employer offers employees the option to receive an equivalent cash benefit or alternative tax-exempt benefit in lieu of the parking benefit.

117-hr-8555, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to stipulate that a parking benefit is not a qualified parking fringe benefit unless an employer offers employees the option to receive an equivalent cash benefit or alternative tax-exempt benefit in lieu of the parking benefit., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8555
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to stipulate that a parking benefit is not a qualified parking fringe benefit unless an employer offers employees the option to receive an equivalent cash benefit or alternative tax-exempt benefit in lieu of the parking benefit.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill denies a tax exclusion for qualified parking fringe benefits unless employers providing such benefits offer their employees the option to receive, in lieu of the parking benefit, the fair market value of the parking (e.g., an equivalent cash benefit or alternative tax-exempt fringe benefit).

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- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-5313: Reese's Law
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8555 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8555)

## Related
- [117-hr-8454: Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8454)
- [117-hr-4693: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4693)
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-5313: Reese's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5313)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8555 (as of 2025-11-18).