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S 2203 113th Congress Senate Taxation Economic development Floods and storm protection Income tax credits Public transit Securities State and local finance Transportation programs funding

BONDS Act

Introduced: April 3, 2014 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 3, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bolstering Our Nation's Deficient Structures Act of 2014 or the BONDS Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to build America bonds, to: (1) make permanent the issuance authority for such bonds and the authority for payments to bond issuers, (2) make phased reductions in the credit percentage to bondholders and the percentage of payments to issuers of such bonds, (3) make federal wage rate and other grant requirements applicable to such bonds, (4) allow refundings of currently-issued bonds, and (5) allow the use of such 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 April 3, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 535 Related bill Put America Back to Work Act
  • HR 789 Related bill Build America Bonds Act of 2013
  • HR 3939 Related bill Invest in United States Act of 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2203: BONDS Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2203/
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"S. 2203: BONDS Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2203/.
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S. 2203, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2203/.
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[S. 2203: BONDS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2203/)
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