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HR 1083 106th Congress House Taxation Business income tax Capital gains tax Commerce Depreciation and amortization Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Lumber trade Public Lands and Natural Resources Reforestation Tax credits Tax deductions Timber sales

Reforestation Tax Act of 1999

Introduced: March 11, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E567)
Mar 11, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 11, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E417-418)
Mar 11, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reforestation Tax Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction to a taxpayer who has a qualified timber gain in an amount equal to the qualified percentage of such gain. Decreases the amortization period for reforestation expenditures.

What's happening now March 25, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E567)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 4
D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 3, 2000
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 27, 1999
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 1, 1999
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 6, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 27, 1999
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 25, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 11, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 11, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1083: Reforestation Tax Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1083/
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"H.R. 1083: Reforestation Tax Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1083/.
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H.R. 1083, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1083/.
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