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HR 2740 112th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit.

Introduced: August 1, 2011 Introduced by: Costa, Jim Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalIncome tax creditsUrban and suburban affairs and development
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action August 1, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to eligibility for the new markets tax credit, to treat a population census tract for which the Secretary of the Treasury determines there is insufficient information to determine whether such tract is a low-income community as such a community if: (1) such tract is adjacent to two or more low-income communities, and (2) the Secretary does not have information indicating such tract is not a low-income community.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2740: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2740/
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"H.R. 2740: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2740/.
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H.R. 2740, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2740/.
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[H.R. 2740: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2740/)
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