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HR 721 115th Congress House Taxation Business investment and capital Income tax credits Railroads

BRACE Act

Introduced: February 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act or the BRACE Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for railroad track maintenance.

What's happening now January 30, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 407 Related bill Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act
  • S 2256 Related bill Tax Extender Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 140
All 140 Democratic 52 Republican 60
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Sep 24, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 6, 2018
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 29, 2018
Handel, Karen
· Mar 20, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 9, 2018
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Mar 9, 2018
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 7, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 7, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 7, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 19, 2017
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Sep 27, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 25, 2017
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Aug 4, 2017
Faso, John
· Aug 4, 2017
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 20, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 19, 2017
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jul 19, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jul 17, 2017
Lewis, Jason
· Jul 17, 2017
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jul 17, 2017
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jul 14, 2017
Murphy, Tim
· Jul 14, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 14, 2017
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 14, 2017
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jul 14, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Jul 13, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 13, 2017
Gowdy, Trey
· Jul 13, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2017
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 13, 2017
Taylor, Scott
· Jul 13, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 13, 2017
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 11, 2017
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Jul 11, 2017
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 11, 2017
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jul 11, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 26, 2017
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Jun 26, 2017
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jun 26, 2017
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jun 20, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 20, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 15, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 13, 2017
Blum, Rod
· Jun 12, 2017
Dent, Charles
· Jun 12, 2017
Mitchell, Paul
· Jun 12, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Jun 7, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 721: BRACE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-721/
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"H.R. 721: BRACE Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-721/.
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H.R. 721, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-721/.
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