On June 18, the House Ways and Means Committee marked-up and passed four bills, including H.R. 3301, The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019, which would extend the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) through the end of 2020.

Senate Finance Committee is forming six bipartisan taskforces to examine a total of 42 temporary tax provisions that expired, or will expire, between December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2019.

Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Representatives Tom Reed (R-NY) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) have introduced the New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019. This bipartisan legislation would make the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) a permanent part of the tax code.

Earlier this year, an uncharacteristically smooth appropriations process allowed lawmakers to pass FY19 spending legislation funding nearly 75 percent of the government. The remaining federal agencies were bundled together in a continuing resolution (CR), which expires at midnight tonight.

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Enterprise offers an insight on the legislative outlook and advocacy strategy in the lame duck session and the 116th Congress, including the current frontrunners for leadership positions on key appropriations and tax committees in both chambers.

Reps. Jason Smith (R-MO-8) and Terri Sewell (D-AL-7) introduced the Rural Jobs Zones Act (H.R. 6627), bipartisan legislation that would expand New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation authority for projects targeted at certain rural communities.