HR 504 · 106th Congress · Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require, in weighing the factors taken into account in the evaluation of applications for the designation of empowerment zones in urban areas under subchapter U of such Code, that the unemployment rate and poverty rate of an applicant together be given half the weight.

Introduced 1999-02-02· Sponsored by Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]· House

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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.(1999-02-02)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require, in weighing the factors taken into account in the evaluation of applications for the designation of empowerment zones in urban areas, that the unemployment rate and poverty rate of an applicant together be given half the weight.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]PA