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America's Better Classrooms Act of 1999

Introduced: May 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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Became law
Jun 4, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Jun 4, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
May 11, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 11, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
America's Better Classrooms Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide a limited tax credit to holders of qualified public school construction bonds; and (2) treat such credit as taxable interest income.

Amends the General Education Provisions Act to provide for the application of certain labor standards to projects financed under this Act.

Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish provisions concerning employment and training activities related to the construction or reconstruction of public school facilities.

What's happening now June 4, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 16, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 1, 2000
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 21, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 8, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 8, 1999
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 1, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1760: America's Better Classrooms Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1760/
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"H.R. 1760: America's Better Classrooms Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1760/.
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H.R. 1760, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1760/.
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