# 115-hr-4255: Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act

115-hr-4255, Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4255
- Congress: 115
- Title: Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-11-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "taxable REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) subsidiary" any corporation which directly or indirectly: (1) operates or manages a prison facility or provides services at or in connection with a prison facility; or (2) provides to any other person (under a franchise, license, or otherwise) rights to any brand name under which any prison facility is operated, subject to specified exceptions.

## Cosponsors (4)

- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2017-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2017-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2017-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-7107: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4255 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4255)

## Related
- [115-hr-7107: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7107)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
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