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S 1515 114th Congress Senate

BONDS Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the tax treatment for certain build America bonds, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2015 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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.
Jun 4, 2015
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 Latest action June 4, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bolstering Our Nation's Deficient Structures Act of 2015 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 in 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.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2676 Related bill Build America Bonds Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1515: BONDS Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1515/
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"S. 1515: BONDS Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1515/.
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S. 1515, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1515/.
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