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HR 535 113th Congress House Taxation Economic development Floods and storm protection Income tax credits Securities State and local finance

Put America Back to Work Act

Introduced: April 25, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Put America Back to Work Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend permanently the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) reduce the percentage rate of payments to issuers, (3) allow refundings of currently-issued Build America bonds, and (4) allow the use of such bonds to fund capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects.

What's happening now February 6, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 789 Related bill Build America Bonds Act of 2013
  • HR 3939 Related bill Invest in United States Act of 2014
  • S 2203 Related bill BONDS Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 30, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 16, 2013
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jul 8, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 8, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· May 14, 2013
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 14, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 14, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 25, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· Apr 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 535: Put America Back to Work Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-535/
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"H.R. 535: Put America Back to Work Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-535/.
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H.R. 535, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-535/.
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