H.R. 4255 · 115th Congress
Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Gregory Meeks
- Introduced
- 2017-11-06
- Latest action
- 2017-11-06 · Introduced in House
Summary
Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "taxable REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) subsidiary" any corporation which directly or indirectly: (1) operates or manages a prison facility or provides services at or in connection with a prison facility; or (2) provides to any other person (under a franchise, license, or otherwise) rights to any brand name under which any prison facility is operated, subject to specified exceptions.