Ask AI
S. 1515

BONDS Act

Bolstering Our Nation's Deficient Structures Act of 2015 or the BONDS Act

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to build America bonds, to: (1) make permanent the issuance authority for such bonds and the authority for payments to bond issuers, (2) make phased reductions in the credit percentage to bondholders and in the percentage of payments to issuers of such bonds, (3) make federal wage rate and other grant requirements applicable to such bonds, (4) allow refundings of currently-issued bonds, and (5) allow the use of such bonds to fund capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects.

Provides for an increase in payments to issuers of build America bonds to compensate for reductions in the amount of such payments due to sequestration.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA](D-MA)Sponsor
1committees2actions1related bills7subjects
  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Finance Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

BONDS Act — Informed