3.0.0 1769 2023-01-15T23:18:04Z 2023-01-15T23:18:04Z House H HR 2003-04-11 108 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-04-11T14:02:35Z Job Protection Act of 2003 108 970 S 2003-05-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5658-5660) Identical bill CRS Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1769) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States. 108 534 HRES 2004-03-09 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Hill. Petition No: 108-5. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/108/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis5.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures) Procedurally-related House 2003-04-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E773-774) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-04-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000873 Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] PHILIP CRANE R IL M. 8 N R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2003-04-11 True M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2003-04-11 True L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 2003-04-11 True C000640 Rep. Collins, Mac [R-GA-8] MAC COLLINS R GA 8 2003-04-11 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2003-04-11 True L000552 Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] RAY LAHOOD R IL 18 2003-04-11 True N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 2 2003-04-11 True S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2003-04-11 True M000249 Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5] ROBERT MATSUI D CA T. 5 2003-04-11 True D000595 Rep. 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Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] Ben Cardin D MD 3 2003-06-03 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2003-06-03 False S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 2003-06-04 False C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2003-06-04 False W000437 Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] Roger Wicker R MS F. 1 2003-06-10 False S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2003-06-10 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2003-06-10 False S001146 Rep. Sherwood, Don [R-PA-10] DON SHERWOOD R PA 10 2003-06-12 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2003-06-12 False B000944 Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] Sherrod Brown D OH 13 2003-06-12 False A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2003-06-12 False W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2003-06-16 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2003-06-16 False E000287 Rep. 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Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2004-03-29 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2004-03-29 False B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2004-04-22 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2004-06-16 False C000537 Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] JAMES CLYBURN D SC E. 6 2004-06-16 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2004-06-23 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2004-06-23 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2004-09-29 False 108-5: text with signatures.)]]> H.R.1769 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1769 H.Res.534 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/534 Taxation Accounting Affiliated corporations Agricultural cooperatives Agriculture and Food Arts, Culture, Religion Commerce Computer software Corporation taxes Export subsidies Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign corporations Income tax Manufacturing industries Minimum tax Motion pictures Partnerships Science, Technology, Communications Sound recording and reproducing Tax deductions Tax exclusion Taxation of foreign income Taxation 00 2003-04-11 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Permits a foreign corporation that elected to be treated as a domestic corporation to revoke such election and be treated as a domestic corporation transferring its property to a foreign corporation with no gain recognized on such transfer.

Provides: (1) a transitional 2004 through 2008 sliding-scale deduction for an FSC/ETI beneficiary based on the corporation's 2001 FSC/ETI benefit; and (2) special rules for 2003 and for fiscal year taxpayers. Defines "FSC/ETI benefit."

Allows a deduction for income attributable to U.S. production activities equal to ten percent of qualified production activities. Provides a 2006 through 2009 phase-in period. Defines "qualified production activities" as: (1) the portion of the modified taxable income attributable to domestic activities; and (2) the domestic/foreign fraction.

Sets forth related provisions with respect to: (1) determination of income attributable to domestic production activities; (2) domestic production gross receipts; (3) qualifying production property; (4) domestic/foreign fraction; and (5) special rules.]]>

Job Protection Act of 2003 Display Title Job Protection Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Job Protection Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-04-11T04:00:00Z 2003-04-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E773-774) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.