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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 4, 1998
District of Columbia Economic Recovery Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, concerning the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone, to: (1) provide for the designation of the entire District of Columbia as the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone; and (2) treat the entire District of Columbia as an empowerment zone. Limits the net income tax of a District of Columbia resident to the sum of: (1) 15 percent of so much of District-sourced income as exceeds a defined exemption amount; and (2) the average rate of non-District-sourced adjusted gross income (as defined). Provides for an annual study and reports concerning the impact of such tax limitations.
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D–DC
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E282-283)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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