[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9522 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9522

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track 
                          maintenance credit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2024

 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
                                 Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track 
                          maintenance credit.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF RAILROAD TRACK MAINTENANCE CREDIT.

    (a) Increase in Credit Amount.--
            (1) In general.--Section 45G(b)(1)(A) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$3,500'' and 
        inserting ``$6,100''.
            (2) Inflation adjustment.--Section 45G of such Code is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Inflation Adjustment.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
        after 2025, the $6,100 amount in subsection (b)(1)(A) shall be 
        increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
                the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
                `calendar year 2024' for `calendar year 2016' in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.
            ``(2) Rounding.--Any increase determined under paragraph 
        (1) which is not a multiple of $100 shall be rounded to the 
        nearest multiple of $100.''.
    (b) Qualified Railroad Track Maintenance Expenditures.--Section 
45G(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 2024''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2024.
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