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HR 6659 112th Congress House Taxation Economic development Financial services and investments Income tax credits Interest, dividends, interest rates Securities State and local finance Unemployment Urban and suburban affairs and development

Urban Recovery and Growth Act

Introduced: December 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Dec 13, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 13, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urban Recovery and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of economic development extension bonds for the purpose of economic development or refinancing the indebtedness of a city that has an average unemployment rate of not less than 150% of the national average in the preceding calendar year and that has lost at least 20% of its population between 2000 and 2010.

What's happening now December 13, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 20, 2012
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 20, 2012
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 20, 2012
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Dec 18, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6659: Urban Recovery and Growth Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6659/
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"H.R. 6659: Urban Recovery and Growth Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6659/.
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H.R. 6659, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6659/.
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