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HR 533 115th Congress House Taxation Corporate finance and management Income tax rates Legislative rules and procedure

Create Jobs Act

Introduced: January 13, 2017 Introduced by: Emmer, Tom Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 13, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Corporate Rate Equality and Trade Empowerment Jobs Act of 2017 or the Create Jobs Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to lower the rate of tax on the taxable income of corporations to the greater of: (1) 10%, or (2) the rate that is 5% below the average corporate income tax rate for Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries other than the United States. The bill also sets forth a procedure for a congressional joint resolution approving an increase in the corporate tax rate.

What's happening now January 13, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 533: Create Jobs Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-533/
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"H.R. 533: Create Jobs Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-533/.
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H.R. 533, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-533/.
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