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H.R. 6537: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax benefits related to empowerment zones to the District of Columbia.

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H.R. 6537: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax benefits related to empowerment zones to the District of Columbia.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-12-09 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2025-12-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax benefits related to empowerment zones to the District of Columbia.

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Official text

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax benefits related to empowerment zones to the District of Columbia.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr6537.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong119-hr6537 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills