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Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 14, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E182)
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019

This bill allows tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings by expanding the definition of "exempt facility bond" to include bonds used for qualified government buildings.

A qualified government building is a government-owned building or facility that consists of one or more of the following

  • an elementary or secondary school;
  • facilities of a state college or university used for educational purposes;
  • a public library;
  • a court;
  • hospital, health care, laboratory, or research facilities;
  • public safety facilities; or
  • offices for government employees.

The bill excludes buildings or facilities that include specified recreational equipment or are used for the primary purpose of providing retail food and beverage services, recreation, or entertainment.

The bill establishes (1) a $5 billion limit on the amount of tax-exempt financing which may be provided for government buildings, and (2) procedures for allocating and applying for the financing.

The bill exempts the bonds for government buildings from the volume cap on private activity bonds.

What's happening now February 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 932 Related bill Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 6 Republican 3
D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 22, 2020
Kinzinger, Adam
· Jun 18, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2020
Pence, Greg
· May 1, 2020
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 3, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Apr 15, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Feb 14, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 14, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Feb 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1251: Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1251/
MLA
"H.R. 1251: Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1251/.
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H.R. 1251, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1251/.
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