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HR 1824 108th Congress House

Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

Introduced: June 17, 2003 See on congress.gov
Taxation CommerceDepreciation and amortizationEmergency ManagementEquipment and supplies
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Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 11, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as five-year depreciable property.

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  • S 2860 Related bill Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2004
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 14 Republican 3
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Sep 14, 2004
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 19, 2004
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jun 24, 2004
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jun 2, 2004
SANDLIN, MAX
· May 19, 2004
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· May 5, 2004
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 20, 2004
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 30, 2004
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 24, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 16, 2004
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 8, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 17, 2003
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Nov 5, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 28, 2003
Burr, Richard
· Oct 15, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Oct 15, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 15, 2003
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 2, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 2, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2003
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Sep 3, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 3, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Jul 25, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 17, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 17, 2003
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 8, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· May 8, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 8, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 8, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 8, 2003
SMITH, NICK
· May 8, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1824: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1824/
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"H.R. 1824: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1824/.
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H.R. 1824, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1824/.
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