H.R. 1583

Summary

H.R. 1583, the PAR Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 25, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 1583 has 16 co-sponsors.

119 HR 1583 IH: Parity for Athletic Recreation Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1583  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 25, 2025   Ms. Tenney  (for herself,  Mr. Panetta , and  Mr. Hudson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove private or commercial golf courses and country clubs from the list of uses for which certain proceeds cannot be used.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Parity for Athletic Recreation Act   or the   PAR Act  .
2.
Repeal of restrictions on use of certain proceeds for private or commercial golf courses and country clubs
(a)
In general
 Section 144  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  private or commercial golf course, country club,  each place it appears.
(b)
Effective dates
(1)
In general
The amendment made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)
Special rule for empowerment zone employment credit
For purposes of  section 1396(d)(2)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3)
Special rule for empowerment zone business and opportunity zones
For purposes of sections 1397C(d)(5) and 1400Z–2(d)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove private or commercial golf courses and country clubs from the list of uses for which certain proceeds cannot be used.

Sponsors

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 1583, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Claudia Tenney

Rep. · R–NY-24 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025

Richard Hudson

Rep. · R–NC-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2025 · Original

Jimmy Panetta

Rep. · D–CA-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2025 · Original

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 5, 2025

Earl Carter

Rep. · R–GA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 9, 2025

Abraham Hamadeh

Rep. · R–AZ-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 18, 2025

Andy Harris

Rep. · R–MD-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 18, 2025

Sanford Bishop

Rep. · D–GA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 19, 2025

Jack Bergman

Rep. · R–MI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 17, 2025

Blake Moore

Rep. · R–UT-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 10, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 1583 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Feb 25, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1583 has taken 2 actions since Feb 25, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1583 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1583 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• PAR Act — Display Title
• PAR Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Parity for Athletic Recreation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove private or commercial golf courses and country clubs from the list of uses for which certain proceeds cannot be used. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1583 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Advertising, Environment/Superfund, Small Business, Sports/Athletics.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1583 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1583’s is Taxation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1583, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TENNEY:H.R. 1583.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H837]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com