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Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2008

Introduced: February 7, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 7, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income space-related income from products or articles produced, or services provided, in or from outer space; (2) allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of stock in a space company that has average annual gross receipts not exceeding $100 million and that derives more than 70 percent of its gross receipts from space-based business; and (3) exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of any stock of certain space corporations.

What's happening now February 7, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 12, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5310: Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5310/
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"H.R. 5310: Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5310/.
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H.R. 5310, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5310/.
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