United States · Bill · S
S. 602 (108th)
New Homestead Act of 2003
Introduced
12 March 2003
Last action
13 March 2003 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3664)
Sponsors
Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Subjects
Housing, Immigration, Taxation, Education
Source updated
18 August 2025
Housing · Immigration · Taxation · Education
Summary
New Homestead Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Education to repay a specified percentage (up to $2,000 per year) of certain education loans to an individual who completes a degree and both resides and is employed in a qualifying county outside a metropolitan statistical area which for 20 years has a net out-migration of inhabitants of at least ten percent of the county population. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for a specified portion of the purchase price of a qualified residence in such a rural county. Allows a capital loss deduction with respect to sale or exchange of principal residence in certain rural areas. Provides for the creation of tax-exempt individual homestead accounts, which shall receive matching Federal contributions according to a specified formula, whose tax-free distributions after five years are used for qualified higher education or medical expenses, first-time homebuyer or business capitalization costs, or rollovers. Establishes a rural investment tax credit of 70 percent of the present value of new buildings (including rehabilitation projects) or 30 percent of the present value of existing buildings. Establishes a qualified rural investment small business investment credit of 30 percent of qualified expenditures. Provides for accelerated depreciation of property in rural investment projects. New Homestead Venture Capital Fund Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for establishment of new homestead venture capital funds, owned by private investors, which shall generate and provide equity capital to rural businesses.
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Timeline
12 March 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3664)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 12 March 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → New Homestead Economic Opportunity Act
- related to → New Homestead Act of 2003
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/602
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/602
- us · 108-s-602 · source updated 18 August 2025