United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4255 (115th)
Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act
Introduced
6 November 2017
Last action
6 November 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "taxable REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) subsidiary" any corporation which directly or indirectly: (1) operates or manages a prison facility or provides services at or in connection with a prison facility; or (2) provides to any other person (under a franchise, license, or otherwise) rights to any brand name under which any prison facility is operated, subject to specified exceptions.
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Timeline
6 November 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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6 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 November 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4255
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4255
- us · 115-hr-4255 · source updated 5 December 2025