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A bill to exempt from taxation by the District of Columbia certain property of the Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A. National Memorial, Incorporated.

Public Law 98-486 · H.R. 4994 · 98th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 17, 1984 · Taxation

Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence Smith (D-FL-16)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Exempts from taxation certain property located in the District of Columbia as long as such property is owned and occupied by the Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A. National Memorial, Incorporated and is not used for commercial purposes.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Oct 17, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-486.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 5, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 3, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Sep 28, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  6. Sep 19, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  7. Sep 17, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  8. Sep 14, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
  9. Sep 12, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House District of Columbia Committee
  10. Sep 6, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
  12. Aug 8, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
  13. Mar 23, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
  14. Feb 29, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
  15. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.