United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2707 (105th)
Entrepreneurial Equity Capital Formation Act
Introduced
23 October 1997
Last action
23 October 1997 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], James Clyburn, EDDIE JOHNSON, Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Maxine Waters, Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], JOHN LEWIS, Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Bennie Thompson, Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], ELIJAH CUMMINGS, Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], BOBBY RUSH, Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Sanford Bishop, Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], JOHN CONYERS, ALCEE HASTINGS, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Tax-Free Conversions of Specialized Small Business Investment Companies Into Pass-Thru Entities Title II: Additional Incentives Related to Investing in Specialized Small Business Investment Companies Entrepreneurial Equity Capital Formation Act - Title I: Tax-Free Conversions of Specialized Small Business Investment Companies Into Pass-Thru Entities - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth special rules for determining whether a specialized small business investment company is a regulated investment company, to define such a company, to waive the distribution requirement for such a company, and to disregard certain earnings and profits of such a company. Permits the tax-free reorganization of a specialized small investment company as a partnership if the reorganization is carried out within a specified time period following enactment and other specified conditions are met. Title II: Additional Incentives Related to Investing in Specialized Small Business Investment Companies - Sets forth additional tax incentives for investing in specialized small business investment companies.
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Timeline
23 October 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
23 October 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 October 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 October 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 October 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
- James Clyburn · D · Sponsor
- EDDIE JOHNSON · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Maxine Waters · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
- Bennie Thompson · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21] · D · Sponsor
- BOBBY RUSH · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Sanford Bishop · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
- ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2707
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2707
- us · 105-hr-2707 · source updated 21 August 2025