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HR 5878 111th Congress House

Economic Fair Treatment and Job Creation Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make funds and tax benefits available to assist job creati… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make funds and tax benefits available to assist job creation and workforce diversification in the golf industry, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2010 Introduced by: Clyburn, James E. Democratic · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Oct 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 27, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Jul 27, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jul 27, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 27, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 13, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Economic Fair Treatment and Job Creation Act of 2010 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to revise the prohibition against the use by any state or local government or private entity of funds made available in that Act for any golf course to prohibit such use for any golf course: (1) which is private; and (2) to the extent such funds are not for job creation and workforce diversification relating to such golf course.

Requires any entity that uses such funds for a golf course to: (1) submit to the Comptroller General a report which describes baseline data on existing jobs and diversity of the golf course and related businesses and provides detailed information on jobs created; and (2) institute a diversity plan for the golf course and related businesses and establish objective conduct for recruiting women, members of racial and ethnic minority groups, and individuals with disabilities for entry, mid-management, and senior executive positions. Requires the Comptroller General to report on the use of any funds for golf courses as a result of this Act.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove commercial golf courses from property for which specified Gulf Opportunity Zone tax benefits are not available.

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