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

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6488.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 195, November 28, 2023, Page H5937):
  clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: to designate certain areas of the District of Columbia as empowerment zones.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 28, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

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  176 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6488, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6488

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  cac35ccd165be3cb65da7109ad39b9414494ddc49a0f6318a2096016cf2b4932

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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