Early access: 15,547 bills from the current Congress so far, more added daily. Data from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate vote records, updated Oct 13, 2026.
Public Law TrackerPLTPublic Law Tracker
H.R. 1IntroducedHouseSenatePresidentLawBecame law
Sec. 70305 · H.R. 1

Exceptions from limitations on deduction for business meals

Title VII — Finance › Subtitle A — Tax › Chapter 3 — Establishing certainty and competitiveness for American job creators

Read this section in the full bill →

No wording changed between Senate changes and Final version sent to the President.

How the text changed

Senate changes · Sec. 70305

(a) Exception to denial of deduction for business meals Section 274(o), as added by section 13304 of Public Law 115–97, is amended by striking No deduction and inserting Except in the case of an expense described in subsection (e)(8) or (n)(2)(C), no deduction. (b) Meals provided on certain fishing boats and at certain fish processing facilities not subject to 50 percent limitation Section 274(n)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of clause (iii) and by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) provided— (I) on a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel (as such terms are defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code), or (II) at a facility for the processing of fish for commercial use or consumption which— (aa) is located in the United States north of 50 degrees north latitude, and (bb) is not located in a metropolitan statistical area (within the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)), or. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2025.

•HR 1 EASSEC. 70305
Final version sent to the President · Sec. 70305

(a) Exception to denial of deduction for business meals Section 274(o), as added by section 13304 of Public Law 115–97, is amended by striking No deduction and inserting Except in the case of an expense described in subsection (e)(8) or (n)(2)(C), no deduction. (b) Meals provided on certain fishing boats and at certain fish processing facilities not subject to 50 percent limitation Section 274(n)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of clause (iii) and by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) provided— (I) on a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel (as such terms are defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code), or (II) at a facility for the processing of fish for commercial use or consumption which— (aa) is located in the United States north of 50 degrees north latitude, and (bb) is not located in a metropolitan statistical area (within the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)), or. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2025.

•HR 1 ENRSEC. 70305

added wordsremoved wordsComparison computed by Public Law Tracker from the official text