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HR 1621 113th Congress House Taxation Business investment and capital Income tax deductions Small business

Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2013

Introduced: April 18, 2013 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 18, 2013
Introduced in House
Apr 18, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2148)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the increase (from $5,000 to $10,000) in the tax deduction for the start-up expenditures of an active trade or business permanent (currently, limited to taxable years beginning in 2010).

What's happening now April 18, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 12
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jul 24, 2013
Farenthold, Blake
· Jul 8, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 14, 2013
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 24, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 24, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 24, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Apr 18, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· Apr 18, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Apr 18, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Apr 18, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Apr 18, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Apr 18, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Apr 18, 2013
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 18, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Apr 18, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 18, 2013
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 18, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Apr 18, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· Apr 18, 2013
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 18, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 18, 2013
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 18, 2013
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 18, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 18, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1621: Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1621/
MLA
"H.R. 1621: Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1621/.
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H.R. 1621, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1621/.
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