S. 2584: Agricultural Producers Value-Added Investment Tax Credit Act of 2004
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S. 2584: Agricultural Producers Value-Added Investment Tax Credit Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-24 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Agricultural Producers Value-Added Investment Tax Credit Act of 2004
Plain summary
Agricultural Producers Value-Added Investment Tax Credit Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who materially participate in a farming business and certain farmer-owned entities a business tax credit up to $30,000 for investment in qualified value-added agricultural property. Defines "qualified value-added agricultural property" as depreciable property which is used to add value to a good or product, suitable for food or nonfood use, derived in whole or in part from organic matter which is available on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and agricultural wastes and residues, wood wastes and residues, and domesticated animal wastes. Terminates the credit after 2010.
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Agricultural Producers Value-Added Investment Tax Credit Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · 0 cosponsors
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2584.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s2584 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108