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HR 4626 114th Congress House

BRACE Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit.

Introduced: June 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalIncome tax creditsRailroads
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Feb 25, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act or the BRACE Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for railroad track maintenance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2595 Related bill Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 112
All 112 Democratic 43 Republican 38
Chaffetz, Jason
· Nov 14, 2016
Curbelo, Carlos
· Nov 14, 2016
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 14, 2016
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 28, 2016
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 28, 2016
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Sep 26, 2016
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 26, 2016
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 26, 2016
Brooks, Susan
· Sep 22, 2016
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 22, 2016
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 22, 2016
Trott, David
· Sep 22, 2016
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Sep 22, 2016
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 20, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 20, 2016
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2016
MICA, JOHN
· Sep 20, 2016
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 20, 2016
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 20, 2016
Blum, Rod
· Sep 12, 2016
Jenkins, Evan
· Sep 12, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 8, 2016
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Sep 6, 2016
Bishop, Mike
· Jul 25, 2016
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jul 18, 2016
Black, Diane
· Jul 18, 2016
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 18, 2016
Dent, Charles
· Jul 18, 2016
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 18, 2016
Graves, Tom
· Jul 18, 2016
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jul 18, 2016
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 18, 2016
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 18, 2016
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 18, 2016
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jul 18, 2016
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 18, 2016
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 13, 2016
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jul 7, 2016
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 7, 2016
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 6, 2016
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 28, 2016
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 28, 2016
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jun 22, 2016
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 22, 2016
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 22, 2016
Reichert, David
· Jun 22, 2016
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