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H.R. 6659 (112th): Urban Recovery and Growth Act
- Introduced:
- Dec 13, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI13]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
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- Full Title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities.
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- Text
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Last updated Dec 13, 2012.
5 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
12/13/2012--Introduced.
Urban Recovery and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of economic development extension bonds for the purpose of economic development or refinancing the indebtedness of a city that has an average unemployment rate of not less than 150% of the national average in the preceding calendar year and that has lost at least 20% of its population between 2000 and 2010.
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