To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the harbor maintenance tax is applied to certain ports that import cargo exceeding $100,000,000 in value per year.
Latest action (23 May 2002): Introduced
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Official summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply the harbor maintenance tax to certain ports used to import commercial cargo worth more than $100,000,000. Negates the tax on a port for any year after a period of three consecutive years in which $100,000,000 or less cargo was imported through the port and no Federal funds were used for construction, maintenance, or operation, as well as for subsequent years so long as the preceding year's cargo was $100,000,000 or less.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4835 do?
- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply the harbor maintenance tax to certain ports used to import commercial cargo worth more than $100,000,000. Negates the tax on a port for any year after a period of three consecutive years in which $100,000,000 or less cargo was imported through the port and no Federal funds were used for construction, maintenance, or operation, as well as for subsequent years so long as the preceding year's cargo was $100,000,000 or less.
- Has H.R. 4835 become law?
- Not yet. As of 23 May 2002, H.R. 4835 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4835?
- H.R. 4835 was sponsored by Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA7, 2013-2018] (Democrat-MA), with 4 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4835?
- Introduced (23 May 2002).
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