Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act
Latest action · Nov 6, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedNov 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "taxable REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) subsidiary" any corporation which directly or indirectly: (1) operates or manages a prison facility or provides services at or in connection with a prison facility; or (2) provides to any other person (under a franchise, license, or otherwise) rights to any brand name under which any prison facility is operated, subject to specified exceptions.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 29, 2017 to Dec 12, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Dec 12, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Nov 6, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 6, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 180, November 6, 2017, page H8522.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2075 | Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act | Identical bill | Nov 6, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude corporations operating prisons from the definition of taxable REIT subsidiary.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2017Introduced in House
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