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H.R. 3809: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit.

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H.R. 3809: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-12-26 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-12-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit.

Plain summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to eligibility for the new markets tax credit, to treat a population census tract for which the Secretary of the Treasury determines there is insufficient information to determine whether such tract is a low-income community as such a community if: (1) such tract is adjacent to two or more low-income communities, and (2) the Secretary does not have information indicating such tract is not a low-income community.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3809 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113