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HR 593 108th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Community development Enterprise zones Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Housing and Community Development Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Rural economic development Urban affairs Urban economic development

To correct certain inequities in the second round of designation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

Introduced: February 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Authorizes appropriations for: (1) 15 specified urban empowerment zones; (2) five rural empowerment zones; and (3) 20 rural enterprise communities.

Authorizes such funds' use for: (1) strategic plan implementation, including economic, infrastructure, workforce, and community development; and (2) matching grant payments.

What's happening now February 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

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