United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 637 (105th)
Federal Open Space Acquisition and Preservation Act of 1997
Introduced
6 February 1997
Last action
6 February 1997 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN, Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Federal Open Space Acquisition and Preservation Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit against estate taxes for certain transfers of real property to Federal agencies for conservation purposes. Disallows a deduction under estate tax provisions for a transfer for which such credit has been taken.
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Timeline
6 February 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E182)
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 February 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 February 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 February 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 February 1997
Sponsors
- RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/637
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/637
- us · 105-hr-637 · source updated 21 August 2025