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HR 1629 113th Congress House

Rebuilding America's Schools Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent qualified school construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds, to treat qualified zone academy bond… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent qualified school construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds, to treat qualified zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and to modify the private business contribution requirement for qualified zone academy bonds.

Introduced: December 2, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Building constructionEducation of the disadvantagedEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary education
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Income tax creditsSecurities
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 18, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rebuilding America's Schools Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt bond funding for educational facilities, to: (1) reinstate the national qualified school construction bond limitation amount for calendar years after 2013, (2) make permanent the qualified zone academy bond (QZAB) limitation amount, (3) permit private entities to waive the 10% matching requirement for QZABs, and (4) permit QZAB proceeds to be used for constructing a public school facility in which such an academy is established.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1523 Related bill Rebuilding America's Schools Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Mar 27, 2014
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 14, 2014
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 14, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 11, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 2, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 2, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 9, 2013
Polis, Jared
· May 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1629: Rebuilding America's Schools Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1629/
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"H.R. 1629: Rebuilding America's Schools Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1629/.
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H.R. 1629, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1629/.
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