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HR 2990 105th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of low-income housing credits which may be allocated in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.

Introduced: March 31, 1998 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business income taxCommerceCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public Finance
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Government Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)Low-income housingSocial WelfareTax credits
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Nov 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 9, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the low-income State housing credit ceiling amount; and (2) provide for a cost-of-living adjustment for such amount.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 22 Republican 8 Independent 1
SMITH, NICK
· Sep 10, 1998
COLLINS, MAC
· Jul 29, 1998
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 21, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 14, 1998
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 17, 1998
QUINN, JACK
· Jun 17, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 10, 1998
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jun 3, 1998
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 3, 1998
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 3, 1998
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 7, 1998
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 28, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 27, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 27, 1998
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 27, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 27, 1998
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 27, 1998
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 1998
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 21, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 1998
DOOLEY, CAL
· Mar 25, 1998
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 18, 1998
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 18, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 17, 1998
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Mar 17, 1998
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Mar 17, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 17, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 17, 1998
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 10, 1998
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 10, 1998
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 10, 1998
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Mar 10, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 4, 1998
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 28, 1998
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Jan 28, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 28, 1998
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 28, 1998
Burr, Richard
· Nov 13, 1997
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 9, 1997
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 9, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 9, 1997
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Nov 9, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 9, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 9, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 9, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 9, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 9, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2990: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of low-income housing credits which may be allocated in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2990/
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"H.R. 2990: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of low-income housing credits which may be allocated in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2990/.
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H.R. 2990, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2990/.
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