[Congressional Bills 113th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 998 Introduced in House (IH)] 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 998 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses are section 1231 assets to 12 months. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2013 Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses are section 1231 assets to 12 months. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF HOLDING PERIOD TO 12 MONTHS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER HORSES ARE SECTION 1231 ASSETS. (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1231(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and horses''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. <all>