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HR 156 101th Congress House

Northern Ireland Fair Employment Incentive Act of 1989

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create incentives for fair employment in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 14, 1989 See on congress.gov
Taxation Affirmative action programsAmerican investmentsDepressed areasDiscrimination in employment
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Employee rightsForeign Trade and International FinanceForeign corporationsForeign tax creditGovernment paperworkIncome taxInternational corporationsManufacturing industriesNorthern IrelandPolitical rightsReligious libertyTax deferralTax havensTaxation of foreign incomeUnemployment
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1989
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 Latest action January 3, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northern Ireland Fair Employment Incentive Act of 1989 - Removes Internal Revenue Code limitations on the amount of the foreign tax credit available with respect to taxes imposed on foreign source income generated in connection with a manufacturing facility located in a high unemployment area of Northern Ireland if 40 percent or more of the facility's employees are members of a religious minority in Northern Ireland.

Reduces the foreign tax credit for entities that have operations in Northern Ireland and are in violation of a fair employment standard there during the pertinent taxable year. Prescribes these standards to include conditions to assure both avoidance of religious or political discrimination and the practice of equal opportunity and affirmative action programs. Requires affected taxpayers to present annual compliance reports to the Secretary of the Treasury. Penalizes entities that fail to report.

Revises the definition of "subpart F income" (types of income generally suited to tax haven activity) to exclude from tax deferral provisions amounts attributable to the Northern Ireland sourced income of entities in violation of the fair employment standards.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 156: Northern Ireland Fair Employment Incentive Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-156/
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