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HR 641 114th Congress House

Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.

Introduced: February 2, 2015 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Taxation AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansIncome tax deductionsLand transfers
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Land use and conservationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 11.
Feb 9, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-17.
Feb 4, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 14.
Feb 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 2, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2015

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 11.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent after 2014 the tax deduction for charitable contributions by individuals and corporations of real property interests for conservation purposes.

The bill also allows a tax deduction for conservation contributions made by a Native Corporation of land conveyed under the Alaska Claims Settlement Act.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 338 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purp…
  • HR 2029 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
  • S 330 Related bill Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 10 Republican 9
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 5, 2015
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Feb 5, 2015
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Feb 4, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Feb 4, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Feb 4, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 4, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 4, 2015
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 4, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Feb 2, 2015
Dent, Charles
· Feb 2, 2015
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 2, 2015
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Feb 2, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 2, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 2, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 2, 2015
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2015
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 2, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2015
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2015
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 2, 2015
Sanford, Mark
· Feb 2, 2015
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Feb 2, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 2, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 2, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Feb 2, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 641: Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-641/
MLA
"H.R. 641: Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-641/.
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H.R. 641, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-641/.
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