Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R SchockSponsor

51 cosponsors · 38 D, 13 R

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) 100% expensing in a current taxable year of the cost of an automated fire sprinkler system, as defined by this Act; and (2) accelerated depreciation (i.e., a 15-year recovery period) of such an automated fire sprinkler system that is installed in a building where the floor of any…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 5, 2011

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Latest action (May 5, 2011): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: May 5, 2011

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.