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HR 2166 108th Congress House

Public Safety Ex-Offender Self-Sufficiency Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders through a structured living environment designed to assist the ex-offenders in becoming self-sufficient.

Introduced: May 20, 2003 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Taxation AlcoholismBusiness educationCommerceCompensatory education
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CounselingCrime and Law EnforcementDrug abuseEducationElementary and secondary educationEntrepreneursEx-offendersFamiliesFamily servicesFinance and Financial SectorFinancial planningGroup homesHealthHome ownershipHousing and Community DevelopmentIncome taxJob huntingLabor and EmploymentLow-income housingMarriage counselingMental health servicesPersonal budgetsProbationRentRental housingResidence requirementsResidential rehabilitationSocial WelfareTax creditsVocational guidance
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 21, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6540)
Jan 28, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H130)
May 20, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6540)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Safety Ex-Offender Self-Sufficiency Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business related tax credit for investment in residential housing units for certain low-income individuals who were convicted of a crime punishable under state or federal law by a prison term of six months or longer (ex-offenders) and who participate in a program of support services, including job and entrepreneurial training, designed to make such ex-offenders self sufficient.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Oct 16, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 23, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 20, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2166: Public Safety Ex-Offender Self-Sufficiency Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2166/
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"H.R. 2166: Public Safety Ex-Offender Self-Sufficiency Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2166/.
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H.R. 2166, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2166/.
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