To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small issues from the restrictions on the deduction by financial institutions for interest, to disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 10, 1995

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt any qualified small issue bond from the restrictions on the deduction by financial institutions for interest. Disregards $10 million of capital expenditures in applying the $10 million limitation on the face amount of qualified small issue bonds. Excludes any qualified small issue bond from the limitation on use for land acquisition. Repeals the percentage limitation on directly related and ancillary facilities which may be financed by qualified small issue bonds. Repeals the de minimis limitation applicable to financing of office space by qualified small issue bonds and specifies that an office shall not be treated as manufacturing property unless: (1) the office is located on the premises of a manufacturing facility; and (2) not more than a de minimis amount of the functions performed at such office is not directly related to the day-to-day operations at such facility.

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Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21] · R–PA

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Ways and Means Committee

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Nov 10, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 10, 1995
Introduced in House
Nov 10, 1995
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.2617, 104th Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small issues from the restrictions on the deduction by financial institutions for interest, to disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2617

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-11-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr2617/BILLS-104hr2617ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.2617, 104th Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small issues from the restrictions on the deduction by financial institutions for interest, to disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2617

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-11-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr2617/BILLS-104hr2617ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:37:23Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.2617 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss H.R.2617, 104th Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small issues from the restrictions on the deduction by financial institutions for interest, to disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2617

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-11-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr2617/BILLS-104hr2617ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:37:23Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.2617, 104th Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small issues from the restrictions on the deduction by financial institutions for interest, to disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2617

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-11-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr2617/BILLS-104hr2617ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:37:23Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.2617 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.