H.R. 1255 · 119th Congress

Investing in Our Communities Act

Introduced on Feb 12, 2025 by David Kustoff (R-TN-8). 7 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 12, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 12, 2025
Cosponsors
7
4 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

David KustoffR-TN-8Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 12, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies6 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  2. City of Arlington6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  3. City of Austin6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF AUSTIN$2,530 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. City of Columbia6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF COLUMBIA$44K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  5. City of Dallas6 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DALLASAI match · 100%
  6. City of Denton6 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DENTON$302.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  7. City of Elizabeth6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  8. City of Huntsville6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF HUNTSVILLEAI match · 100%
  9. City of Sumter6 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  10. SALT RIVER PROJECT6 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SALT RIVER PROJECT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT AND POWER DISTRICT$50K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $12.9M reported (all issues)
  12. Sacramento Municipal Utility District6 reports
    $540K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT$163.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Township of Piscataway6 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  14. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $802.7K reported (all issues)
  15. Association of California Water Agencies4 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  16. NATIONAL ASSN. OF STATE TREASURERS (NAST)4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  17. Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems4 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  18. AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA3 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  19. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $890K reported (all issues)
  20. American Public Transportation Association3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  21. Northeast Public Power Association3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  22. Community Choice Energy Alliance FKA LEAN Energy US1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  23. Large Public Power Council1 report
  24. Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEMPHIS LIGHT GAS & WATER$3.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.