US Congress House Bill 960 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 18-11)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings by expanding the definition of "exempt facility bond" to include bonds used for qualified government buildings. A qualified government building is a government-owned building or facility that consists of one or more of the following: an elementary or secondary school; facilities of a state college or university used for educational purposes; a public library; a court; hospital, health care, laboratory, or research facilities; public safety facilities; or offices for government employees. The bill excludes buildings or facilities that include specified recreational equipment or are used for the primary purpose of providing retail food and beverage services, recreation, or entertainment. The bill establishes: (1) a $5 billion limit on the amount of tax-exempt financing which may be provided for government buildings, and (2) procedures for allocating and applying for the financing. The bill exempts the bonds for government buildings from the volume cap on private activity bonds.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings.

Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]
Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]
Sen. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-02-07	House	Introduced in House

SB326 (Related) 2017-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/960/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr960/BILLS-115hr960ih.pdf