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S 1497 111th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt bond financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft.

Introduced: July 22, 2009 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Taxation Aviation and airportsEmergency medical services and trauma careIncome tax exclusionSecurities
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Jul 22, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7888)
Jul 22, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7887-7888)
Jul 22, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 22, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7888)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt fixed-wing aircraft used to provide acute care emergency medical services from certain restrictions on tax-exempt bond financing.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 880 Identical bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt bond financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft.
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 22, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1497: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt bond financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1497/
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"S. 1497: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt bond financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1497/.
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S. 1497, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1497/.
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