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HR 4255 115th Congress House

Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude corporations operating prisons from the definition of taxable REIT subsidiary.

Introduced: December 12, 2017 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation Corporate finance and managementCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentFinancial services and investmentsIncome tax ratesReal estate business
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 6, 2017
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 Latest action November 6, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "taxable REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) subsidiary" any corporation which directly or indirectly: (1) operates or manages a prison facility or provides services at or in connection with a prison facility; or (2) provides to any other person (under a franchise, license, or otherwise) rights to any brand name under which any prison facility is operated, subject to specified exceptions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Dec 12, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Nov 29, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 29, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 29, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4255: Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4255/
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"H.R. 4255: Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4255/.
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H.R. 4255, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4255/.
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