S. 1925: Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-05 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2017

Plain summary

Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the limitations on deductions for interest expenses of financial institutions that hold tax-exempt bonds, to: permanently increase from $10 million to $30 million the annual limit on the amount of tax-exempt obligations that may be issued to qualify for the small issuer exception to the tax-exempt interest expense allocation rules; require the limit for the small issuer exception to be adjusted for inflation after 2017; make permanent the rule that allows qualified 501(c)(3) bonds to be treated is if they were issued by the tax-exempt organization for whose benefit the bond was issued; and make permanent the special rule for the tax treatment of qualified financings used to make or finance loans to certain states, political subdivisions, or tax-exempt organizations.

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Official text

Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 1 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Bond: A way to borrow money. A government sells bonds to raise money now and promises to pay it back with interest over time. Bonds repaid from taxes often need voter approval.
Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1925.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s1925 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115