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HR 979 105th Congress House Taxation Commerce Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Indexing (Economic policy) Industrial development bonds State finance Tax-exempt securities

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of private activity which may be issued in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.

Introduced: March 6, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Mar 6, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 6, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E397)
Mar 6, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the post-1987 reduction in the State ceiling on private activity bonds. Provides, beginning in 1999, for cost-of-living adjustments in the State ceiling on such bonds.

What's happening now March 6, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 22 Republican 11 Independent 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 21, 1998
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 16, 1998
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jun 16, 1998
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 9, 1998
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 5, 1998
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 3, 1998
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 23, 1998
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 23, 1998
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 21, 1998
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 1998
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 21, 1998
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 21, 1998
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 24, 1998
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 18, 1998
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 18, 1998
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 18, 1998
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 1998
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 3, 1998
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 12, 1997
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Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 9, 1997
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 23, 1997
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 26, 1997
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 26, 1997
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 26, 1997
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 1997
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 3, 1997
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 20, 1997
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 20, 1997
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 13, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 13, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 13, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 1, 1997
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 23, 1997
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 8, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 979: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of private activity which may be issued in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-979/
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"H.R. 979: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of private activity which may be issued in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-979/.
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H.R. 979, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-979/.
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