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HR 1037 105th Congress House

Defense Jobs and Trade Promotion Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income.

Introduced: March 10, 1998 See on congress.gov
Taxation Armed Forces and National SecurityArms salesBusiness income taxCommerce
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Defense industriesForeign Trade and International FinanceForeign corporationsIncome taxTax exclusionTax exemptionTaxation of foreign income
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 12, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 12, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E443-445)
Mar 12, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 12, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defense Jobs and Trade Promotion Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 1998
TURNER, JIM
· Sep 3, 1997
COLLINS, MAC
· Jun 4, 1997
KLECZKA, GERALD
· May 22, 1997
HOUGHTON, AMO
· May 8, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 24, 1997
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 12, 1997
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Mar 12, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1037: Defense Jobs and Trade Promotion Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1037/
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"H.R. 1037: Defense Jobs and Trade Promotion Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1037/.
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H.R. 1037, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1037/.
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