# 115-hr-3678: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate the District of Columbia as an empowerment zone.

115-hr-3678, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate the District of Columbia as an empowerment zone., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3678
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate the District of Columbia as an empowerment zone.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-09-05
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to designate an empowerment zone in the District of Columbia. (Empowerment zones are federally designated geographic areas where certain federal tax incentives and grants are allowed to increase investment and employment.)

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7359: Voter Information and Access Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7346: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7345: National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act
- 115-hr-7330: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7308: Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3678 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3678)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7359: Voter Information and Access Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7359)
- [115-hr-7346: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7346)
- [115-hr-7345: National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7345)
- [115-hr-7330: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7330)
- [115-hr-7308: Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7308)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3678 (as of 2025-11-18).