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S 2947 111th Congress Senate

Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2010

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

Introduced: May 3, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalFiresIncome tax deductions
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Jan 22, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 22, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 22, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2010 - 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
  • HR 1194 Related bill Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 26, 2010
Burr, Richard
· May 3, 2010
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2947: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2947/
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"S. 2947: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2947/.
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S. 2947, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2947/.
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