# 119-hr-1583: PAR Act

119-hr-1583, PAR Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1583
- Congress: 119
- Title: PAR Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would remove the federal ban on using certain tax-exempt bond proceeds to fund private or commercial golf courses and country clubs.** It would repeal the portion of the tax code that bars those uses and link the change to timing rules for targeted zone tax benefits.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax-exempt bonds for golf clubs: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let tax-exempt bond money be used for private or commercial golf courses and country clubs. It would lift the current ban and apply only to bonds issued after the date of enactment. For empowerment zone businesses and Opportunity Zones, the change would apply to tax year…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1583 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1583)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1583 (as of 2026-09-21).