H R 2470 in Congressional Session 110

Official Summary

 

Bill Number : H R 2470

 

Title : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.

 

SUMMARY AS OF:
5/24/2007--Introduced. America's Better Classrooms Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified public school modernization bonds, defined to include: (1) bonds for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of a public school facility or for the acquisition of land for such facility (qualified school construction bonds); and (2) bonds to finance certain academic programs below the postsecondary level in empowerment zones or enterprise communities (qualified zone academy bonds). Establishes a national limitation on the issuance of such bonds and provides for the allocation of bond amounts among the states according to a specified formula. Terminates the authority for issuance of such bonds after 2009.Amends the General Education Provisions Act to apply certain labor standards to public school construction projects financed by this Act.Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require states to establish employment and training programs relating to the construction or reconstruction of public school facilities.

Votes

Title : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.
Votes in the US Senate
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Votes in the US House
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Sponsors

 
Congressional Sponsors of H R 2470
 
Bill Number : H R 2470
Title : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 5/24/2007)      
, ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

    Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] - 8/4/2007

    Rep Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1] - 10/3/2007

    Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] - 10/3/2007

    Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Barrow, John [GA-12] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Boyda, Nancy E. [KS-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] - 2/6/2008

    Rep Butterfield, G. K. [NC-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Carnahan, Russ [MO-3] - 6/11/2007

    Rep Carson, Andre [IN-7] - 4/30/2008

    Rep Carson, Julia [IN-7] - 9/17/2007

    Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] - 11/15/2007

    Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Costello, Jerry F. [IL-12] - 10/29/2007

    Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 6/11/2007

    Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [AL-5] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Cuellar, Henry [TX-28] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Davis, Artur [AL-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4] - 1/16/2008

    Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] - 5/24/2007

    Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] - 12/18/2007

    Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Dicks, Norman D. [WA-6] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 5/24/2007

    Rep English, Phil [PA-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 6/11/2007

    Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Gerlach, Jim [PA-6] - 6/15/2007

    Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] - 8/4/2007

    Rep Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY-20] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Green, Al [TX-9] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] - 9/25/2007

    Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-2] - 8/4/2007

    Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Jefferson, William J. [LA-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] - 3/31/2008

    Rep Johnson, Timothy V. [IL-15] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [OH-11] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] - 11/9/2007

    Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 10/29/2007

    Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 5/24/2007

    Rep LaHood, Ray [IL-18] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Lampson, Nick [TX-22] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Larsen, Rick [WA-2] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep LaTourette, Steven C. [OH-14] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 5/24/2007

    Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Loebsack, David [IA-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 6/15/2007

    Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] - 10/18/2007

    Rep Matheson, Jim [UT-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] - 5/24/2007

    Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 5/24/2007

    Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 5/24/2007

    Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 7/17/2007

    Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] - 5/24/2007

    Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] - 6/15/2007

    Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Mollohan, Alan B. [WV-1] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 8/4/2007

    Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Murtha, John P. [PA-12] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] - 6/11/2007

    Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Perlmutter, Ed [CO-7] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] - 11/9/2007

    Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] - 4/1/2008

    Rep Salazar, John T. [CO-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-47] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] - 9/25/2007

    Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Scott, David [GA-13] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [VA-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] - 10/18/2007

    Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] - 3/31/2008

    Rep Shuler, Heath [NC-11] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] - 11/15/2007

    Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 8/4/2007

    Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] - 8/4/2007

    Rep Space, Zachary T. [OH-18] - 7/17/2007

    Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. [SC-5] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] - 11/15/2007

    Rep Udall, Tom [NM-3] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Visclosky, Peter J. [IN-1] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] - 6/15/2007

    Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] - 12/12/2007

    Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Watt, Melvin L. [NC-12] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] - 12/18/2007

    Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Wu, David [OR-1] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] - 5/24/2007

    Rep Young, Don [AK] - 11/9/2007

Other Info

Bill Number : H R 2470
Title : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.
 
MAJOR ACTIONS:
***NONE***
 
ALL ACTIONS:
          See also: Related House Committee Documents
 
5/24/2007:Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
 
5/24/2007:Referred to House Ways and Means
 
5/24/2007:Referred to House Education and Labor
 
7/24/2007:Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.