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HR 1015 115th Congress House

Complete America's Great Trails Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for qualified conservation contributions which include National Scenic Trails.

Introduced: February 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Charitable contributionsGovernment studies and investigationsIncome tax creditsParks, recreation areas, trails
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Complete America's Great Trails Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. The Department of the Interior must study and report on the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails and the feasibility and cost of making such credit refundable and transferable.

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  • S 2603 Related bill Complete America's Great Trails Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Mar 1, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 21, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 13, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1015: Complete America's Great Trails Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1015/
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"H.R. 1015: Complete America's Great Trails Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1015/.
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H.R. 1015, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1015/.
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