Skip to main content
HR 996 106th Congress House Taxation Building construction Commerce Construction costs Education Educational surveys Elementary and secondary education Elementary schools Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics High schools Income tax Maintenance and repair Personal income tax Public schools School buildings School districts School planning Secondary education Student enrollment

School Construction Act of 1999

Introduced: March 4, 1999 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
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 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11378)
Aug 4, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7239-7241)
Jun 22, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4721)
Mar 4, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 4, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E347-348)
Mar 4, 1999
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Construction Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a limited tax credit to holders of qualified public school construction bonds as an incentive for public school construction; (2) include in gross income the amount of such credit, which shall be treated as interest income; and (3) establish a national qualified school construction bond limitation for each calendar year, to be allocated among the States with projected enrollment increases.

What's happening now November 3, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11378)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Independent 1
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 10, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 25, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 8, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 4, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 14, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 11, 1999
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 4, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 4, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 4, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 4, 1999
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 996: School Construction Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-996/
MLA
"H.R. 996: School Construction Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-996/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 996, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-996/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 996: School Construction Act of 1999](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-996/)
Report a problem