S 271 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Municipal Debt Refinancing Act

Introduced Jan 30, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Gordon H. Smith R-OR

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 30, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1835)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 30, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Municipal Debt Refinancing Act- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a second or third advance refunding of bonds if the original bond was issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential government functions.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2003 to Sep 2, 2003, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Original	Jan 30, 2003
D-NJ	Jon S. Corzine	Original	Jan 30, 2003
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe	Original	Jan 30, 2003
D-FL	Bob Graham		Feb 25, 2003
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein		Feb 25, 2003
R-SC	Lindsey Graham		Feb 25, 2003
D-MN	Mark Dayton		Feb 25, 2003
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch		Feb 25, 2003
D-SD	Thomas A. Daschle		Feb 25, 2003
R-PA	Arlen Specter		Feb 27, 2003
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln		Mar 5, 2003
R-WY	Craig Thomas		Mar 12, 2003
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison		Mar 20, 2003
R-OH	Mike DeWine		Mar 21, 2003
R-RI	Lincoln Chafee		Mar 27, 2003

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 30, 2003Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1835)
Jan 30, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1834-1835)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1076	Municipal Debt Refinancing Act	Identical bill	Mar 4, 2003

Subjects

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