HR 221 · 107th Congress · Taxation

Educational Empowerment Act

Introduced 2001-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]· 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 21st Century Competitiveness.(2001-03-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Educational Empowerment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified educational empowerment zone contributions. Allows the designation of up to 30 such zones. Bases designations on the degree of poverty. Establishes a teacher loan forgiveness program for mathematics and science teachers.…

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Cosponsors (17)

17 Democrats
Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-15]MI
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1]NC
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]CA
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-10]IN
Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5]MO
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10]MI
Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]PA
Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9]TN