3.0.0 270 2023-01-11T13:34:33Z 2023-01-11T13:34:33Z House HR 2017-01-04 115 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:H.R. 270.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H97]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-04T15:02:30Z 2017-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 N W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2018-08-07 False Taxation Due process and equal protection Employment taxes Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Land use and conservation Lawyers and legal services Poverty and welfare assistance Racial and ethnic relations Tax-exempt organizations Wages and earnings Taxation 00 2017-01-04 Introduced in House 2017-01-13T14:43:05Z Environmental Justice Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit against the employment taxes of a tax-exempt organization equal to 40% of amounts paid or incurred by such organization to support environmental justice communities or projects. The limit on the amount of such credit for a calendar year is $10,000.

]]> Environmental Justice Act of 2017 Display Title Environmental Justice Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide support to environmental justice communities and environmental justice projects. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Environmental Justice Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr270ih/xml/BILLS-115hr270ih.xml 2017-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.