HR 1760 · 106th Congress · Taxation

America's Better Classrooms Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-05-11· Sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.(1999-06-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] America's Better Classrooms Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide a limited tax credit to holders of qualified public school construction bonds; and (2) treat such credit as taxable interest income. Amends the General Education Provisions Act to provide for the application of certain labor standards to projects financed under this Act. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish provisions concerning employment and training activities related to the construction or reconstruction of public school facilities.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-19]OH
Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5]MI
Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2]NC
Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18]OH
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5]OR
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]MD
Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2]MN
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI-8]MI
Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]KS
Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2]ME
Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31]NY
Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1]IA
Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-23]NY
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]NY