United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2128 (114th)
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Introduced
30 April 2015
Last action
30 April 2015 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
KEVIN BRADY, JOSEPH CROWLEY, Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], David Reichert, Kenny Marchant, Todd Young, Peter Roskam, Patrick Meehan, Linda Sánchez, James Renacci, Tom Reed, PATRICK TIBERI, Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], John Larson, Richard Neal, RON KIND, PETER KING, Pete Sessions, SAM JOHNSON, Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Vern Buchanan, Lynn Jenkins, Erik Paulsen, Adam Kinzinger, Bill Pascrell, Mario Diaz-Balart, Adrian Smith, Devin Nunes, George Holding, Michael Turner, Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8], ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Diane Black, Kristi Noem
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 5% to 10% the stock ownership threshold in a real estate investment trust for purposes of exempting proceeds from dispositions of such stock from withholding requirements under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (FIRPTA). Exempts from FIRPTA withholding requirements U.S. real property interests held by: (1) a qualified foreign pension fund created or organized outside the United States, or (2) any entity all of the interests of which are held by a qualified foreign pension fund.
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Timeline
30 April 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
30 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 April 2015 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 April 2015
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 April 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 April 2015
Sponsors
- KEVIN BRADY · R · Sponsor
- JOSEPH CROWLEY · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- David Reichert · R · Sponsor
- Kenny Marchant · R · Sponsor
- Todd Young · R · Sponsor
- Peter Roskam · R · Sponsor
- Patrick Meehan · R · Sponsor
- Linda Sánchez · D · Sponsor
- James Renacci · R · Sponsor
- Tom Reed · R · Sponsor
- PATRICK TIBERI · R · Sponsor
- Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Sponsor
- John Larson · D · Sponsor
- Richard Neal · D · Sponsor
- RON KIND · D · Sponsor
- PETER KING · R · Sponsor
- Pete Sessions · R · Sponsor
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] · R · Sponsor
- Vern Buchanan · R · Sponsor
- Lynn Jenkins · R · Sponsor
- Erik Paulsen · R · Cosponsor
- Adam Kinzinger · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Pascrell · D · Cosponsor
- Mario Diaz-Balart · R · Cosponsor
- Adrian Smith · R · Cosponsor
- Devin Nunes · R · Cosponsor
- George Holding · R · Cosponsor
- Michael Turner · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Cosponsor
- Diane Black · R · Cosponsor
- Kristi Noem · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
- related to → Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2128
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2128
- us · 114-hr-2128 · source updated 12 August 2025