Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997

Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997

Long title	An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
Enacted by	the 105th United States Congress
Effective	January 1, 1997
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 105–34 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 2014 by John Kasich (R–OH) on June 24, 1997 Committee consideration by United States Committee of the Whole House Passed the House of Representatives on June 26, 1997 (253–179) Passed the Senate on June 27, 1997 (80–12) with amendment House of Representatives agreed to Senate amendment on July 31, 1997 (389–43) with further amendment Senate agreed to House of Representatives amendment on July 31, 1997 (92–8) Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 5, 1997

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The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 105–34 (text) (PDF), H.R. 2014, 111 Stat. 787, enacted August 5, 1997) was enacted by the 105th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The legislation reduced several federal taxes in the United States and notably created the Roth IRA.^[1]