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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance.

Introduced: February 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance with respect to a motor vehicle dealer who was a party to a motor vehicle sales and service agreement with a motor vehicle manufacturer who announced in December 2000 that it would phase-out the motor vehicle brand to which such agreement relates.
What's happening now February 25, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 4, 2004
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 17, 2003
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 25, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 870: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-870/
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"H.R. 870: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-870/.
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H.R. 870, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-870/.
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