HR 2497 · 106th Congress · Taxation

Open Space Preservation Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-07-13· Sponsored by Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]· 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 House Committee on Ways and Means.(1999-07-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Open Space Preservation Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale or exchange of farmland if there is a covenant prohibiting any use other than as farmland. Excludes from the gross estate the value of farmland if there is a covenant prohibiting any use other than as farmland.…

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Cosponsors (18)

2 Democrats16 Republicans
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-23]NY
Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7]PA
Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13]PA
Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5]PA
Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8]PA
Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]TX
Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1]OK
Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7]GA
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]CO
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8]IN
Rep. DeMint, Jim [R-SC-4]SC
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20]NY
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [D-VA-5]VA