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HR 721 106th Congress House Taxation Commerce Electric power distribution Electric power production Electric power transmission Energy Finance and Financial Sector Industrial development bonds Tax-exempt securities

Bond Fairness and Protection Act of 1999

Introduced: November 9, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 11, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E224)
Feb 11, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bond Fairness and Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities, to exclude a permitted open access transaction (as defined by this Act) from the definition of private business use.

Permits, as specified, termination of tax-exempt bond financing for certain electric output facilities.

What's happening now February 11, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 8 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 15, 2000
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 14, 2000
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 10, 2000
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 10, 2000
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 1, 2000
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 17, 1999
Sanford, Mark
· Nov 9, 1999
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 8, 1999
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Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 8, 1999
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 29, 1999
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 29, 1999
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 21, 1999
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 1, 1999
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 721: Bond Fairness and Protection Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-721/
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"H.R. 721: Bond Fairness and Protection Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-721/.
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