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HR 4094 106th Congress House

America's Better Classroom Act of 2000

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.

Introduced: March 28, 2000 See on congress.gov
Taxation ApprenticeshipBuilding constructionCharitable contributionsCommerce
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Community and schoolConstruction costsConstruction industriesConstruction workersCorporate philanthropyCurriculum planningDepressed areasDropout preventionEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEducation of disadvantaged childrenEducational financeEducational planningEducational technologyElementary and secondary education
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Mar 28, 2000
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.
Mar 28, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2000

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
America's Better Classroom Act of 2000 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a limited credit for qualified public school modernization bonds (qualified school construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds).

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 26 Republican 2 Independent 1
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Oct 26, 2000
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 12, 2000
LUCAS, KEN
· Jun 29, 2000
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 26, 2000
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jun 26, 2000
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 26, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 20, 2000
DOOLEY, CAL
· Jun 20, 2000
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 20, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 9, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 9, 2000
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 18, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 18, 2000
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 18, 2000
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 11, 2000
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 11, 2000
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 11, 2000
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 6, 2000
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 30, 2000
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Mar 30, 2000
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 30, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 30, 2000
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 28, 2000
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 28, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 28, 2000
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Mar 28, 2000
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Mar 28, 2000
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 28, 2000
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 28, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 28, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 28, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 28, 2000
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 28, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 28, 2000
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 28, 2000
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 28, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 28, 2000
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 28, 2000
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 28, 2000
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 28, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4094: America's Better Classroom Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4094/
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