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HR 1194 111th Congress House

Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

Introduced: March 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalFiresIncome tax deductions
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Feb 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as five-year depreciable property. Makes this Act applicable to property placed in service after April 11, 2003.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2947 Related bill Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 22 Republican 9
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 11, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· May 11, 2010
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 11, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 20, 2010
Halvorson, Deborah
· Apr 20, 2010
Kratovil, Frank
· Apr 20, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 20, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 20, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 4, 2010
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 4, 2010
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 16, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Dec 16, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Oct 14, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Oct 14, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Oct 14, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Sep 17, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 31, 2009
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 31, 2009
Driehaus, Steve
· Apr 22, 2009
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 22, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 11, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Mar 11, 2009
Adler, John
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 5, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 5, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 5, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 5, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 25, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Feb 25, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 25, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1194: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1194/
MLA
"H.R. 1194: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1194/.
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H.R. 1194, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1194/.
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