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Dr. Coburn offered the following amendments to the Marketplace Fairness Act:

Amendment 750Prohibits not-for-profit professional sports leagues, such as the PGA, from receiving nonprofit status.

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Amendment 751Requires the Treasury Department to submit to Congress within 120 days of enactment, a report including the following information regarding charitable organizations taking advantage of the tax-exempt status in the tax code.

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Amendment 752Eliminates certain tax breaks for millionaires, including deductions for gambling losses, credits for energy, and childcare expenses.

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Amendment 753Prohibits the government from employing an individual with seriously delinquent tax liability.

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Amendment 766Eliminates funding for the political party conventions.

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Amendment 767Requires all legislation before it receives a vote, to be reviewed for potential areas of duplication.

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Date Title
4/24/13 Current record
4/24/13 Senators Coburn and Udall Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Duplication and Overlap of Federal Programs
4/24/13 Sequester This: Coburn Asks FAA to Address $1.2 Billion in Potential Savings Before Scapegoating Sequestration for Flight Delays
4/23/13 Burr, Coburn, Thune Introduce Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
4/18/13 Dr. Coburn Criticizes the FAA’s Decision to Furlough Air Traffic Controllers Instead of Making Smart Cuts
4/18/13 Change Medicare to Save Medicare
4/17/13 Coburn and Upton Issue Statement on FDA Opioid Drug Application Ruling
4/17/13 Dr. Coburn Files Amendment to Replace Manchin-Toomey
4/16/13 New GAO Report Calls for Improved Reporting of the Effectiveness of Training Programs for Federal Acquisition Personnel
4/16/13 GOP Senators Release White Paper on Health IT, Cite Concerns
4/16/13 Coburn Asks Treasury to Investigate Athletic Charitable Organizations
4/12/13 Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn Thank DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute For Her Service
4/12/13 Why I’m Fighting to Protect Gun Rights
4/12/13 Dr. Coburn Pens Letter to Senate Colleagues on Gun Control Legislation Files
4/11/13 Dr. Coburn’s Statement on Vote to Begin Debate on Second Amendment Issues
4/10/13 Dr. Coburn’s Statement on Manchin-Toomey Proposal
4/10/13 Coburn Statement on USPS Board of Governors Decision to Back Away From Modified Delivery
4/10/13 Duplication Nation: Dr. Coburn Urges Administration to Take Action on Findings from New GAO Report
4/9/13 Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn Highlight Report Detailing Potentially Duplicative Government Programs and Wasteful Spending
4/9/13 Duplication Nation: New Report Finds $95 Billion in Waste and Duplication
4/8/13 Alexander, Burr, Johanns, Coburn, Cornyn Call on Obama Administration to Reexamine Plan to “Undermine Care” by Raising the Cost of In-home Companion Care
4/4/13 GAO Report Finds Overlap with Information-Sharing, Problems with Fusion Centers
4/3/13 Dr. Coburn Asks HUD to Prevent Improper Hurricane Sandy Payments After New Report Identifies $700 Million Misspent Post Katrina