HR 2870
113th Congress
House
Taxation
Financial services and investments
Real estate business
Securities
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. and foreign investments
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 31, 2013
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 5% to 10% the allowable ownership interest in real estate investment trust (REIT) stock for purposes of tax exemptions allowed by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act relating to foreign investment in United States real property interests.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
55
D
Brownley, Julia
R
Kelly, Mike
SHIMKUS, JOHN
R
Calvert, Ken
Delaney, John
R
Smith, Adrian
R
Buchanan, Vern
D
Castor, Kathy
D
Foster, Bill
Hunter, Duncan
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
LOWEY, NITA
Black, Diane
ISRAEL, STEVE
Esty, Elizabeth
Meehan, Patrick
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
HONDA, MICHAEL
R
Joyce, David P.
Kinzinger, Adam
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
TERRY, LEE
R
Turner, Michael R.
TIBERI, PATRICK
D
Davis, Danny K.
LEWIS, JOHN
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
D
Vargas, Juan
R
Young, Todd
D
Himes, James A.
Reichert, David
Schwartz, Allyson
Marchant, Kenny
MCDERMOTT, JIM
D
Thompson, Mike
Maffei, Daniel
Reed, Tom
Paulsen, Erik
Boustany, Charles
Nunes, Devin
Renacci, James
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Neal, Richard E.
Garrett, Scott
D
Welch, Peter
Schock, Aaron
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
Gerlach, Jim
Jenkins, Lynn
JOHNSON, SAM
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