Rural Jobs Act

Summary

Rural Jobs Act This bill allocates an additional $500 million in 2019 and 2020 for new markets tax credit investments in the Rural Jobs Zone (an area comprised of low-income communities with populations not greater than 50,000 that are not adjacent to an urbanized area). The bill also requires that not less than 25% of such investments be made in areas that are persistent poverty counties, high migration rural counties, or both.

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Timeline

1. 27 June 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 27 June 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 June 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 June 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 June 2019

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Sponsors

• Roger Wicker · R · Sponsor
• Mark Warner · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Sponsor
• Cindy Hyde-Smith · R · Cosponsor
• John Hoeven · R · Cosponsor
• John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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