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HR 1076 107th Congress House

America's Better Classroom Act of 2001

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

Introduced: March 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 15, 2001
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 15, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
America's Better Classroom Act of 2001 - 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 146 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1076) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 30 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2002
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 28, 2001
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jun 28, 2001
Watson, Diane
· Jun 28, 2001
LUCAS, KEN
· Jun 25, 2001
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2001
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 14, 2001
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 14, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 14, 2001
CARSON, BRAD
· Jun 12, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 5, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 5, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 21, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 21, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 8, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Apr 24, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 24, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 4, 2001
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 28, 2001
LAMPSON, NICK
· Mar 28, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 28, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 28, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 22, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 22, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 20, 2001
DOOLEY, CAL
· Mar 20, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 20, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 20, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2001
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Mar 15, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 15, 2001
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Mar 15, 2001
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 15, 2001
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 15, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2001
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 15, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 15, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 15, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1076: America's Better Classroom Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1076/
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"H.R. 1076: America's Better Classroom Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1076/.
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H.R. 1076, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1076/.
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