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HR 789 113th Congress House Taxation Economic development Floods and storm protection Income tax credits Securities State and local finance

Build America Bonds Act of 2013

Introduced: February 15, 2013 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Build America Bonds Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the issuance authority for Build America Bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) make phased reductions in the credit percentage to bondholders and the percentage of payments to issuers of such bonds, (3) allow refundings of currently issued bonds, and (4) allow the use of Build America bonds to fund capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects.

Provides for an increase in payments to issuers of Build America bonds to compensate for reductions in the amount of such payments due to sequestration.
What's happening now February 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 535 Related bill Put America Back to Work Act
  • HR 3939 Related bill Invest in United States Act of 2014
  • HR 5330 Related bill BUILD Act
  • S 2203 Related bill BONDS Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Feb 15, 2013
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 15, 2013
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 15, 2013
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 15, 2013
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 15, 2013
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Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 789: Build America Bonds Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-789/
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"H.R. 789: Build America Bonds Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-789/.
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H.R. 789, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-789/.
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