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S.2028: Rural Jobs Act
About This Bill
- Introduced June 27, 2019
- Latest Major Action June 27, 2019
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
7 (2 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - June 27, 2019
Bill 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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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June 27, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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June 27, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) |