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HR 717 108th Congress House

America's Better Classroom Act of 2003

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

Introduced: May 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
Taxation ApprenticeshipBuilding constructionCharitable contributionsCollection of accounts
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CommerceCommunity and schoolConstruction costsConstruction industriesConstruction workersCorporate philanthropyCurriculaDepressed areasEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEducation of the disadvantagedEducational planningEducational technologyElementary and secondary educationElementary education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Mar 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 13, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E224)
Feb 12, 2003
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.
Feb 12, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
America's Better Classroom Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide: (1) a limited credit for qualified public school modernization bonds; (2) for qualified school construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds and establish limits and allocation formulas for such bonds; and (3) corporations, a limited specialized training center credit.

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 8, 2004
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2004
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2004
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 16, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 3, 2003
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 19, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 9, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 9, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 29, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 29, 2003
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 717: America's Better Classroom Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-717/
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