3.0.0 1601 2019-02-20T20:52:13Z 2019-02-24T00:06:47Z House H HR 2011-04-15 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CUELLAR:H.R. 1601.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OFCONGRESS CLAUSE 18The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H2915]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-04-15T13:06:20Z 2011-04-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 N Taxation Books and print media Elementary and secondary education Employee benefits and pensions Higher education Housing finance and home ownership Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Military personnel and dependents Sales and excise taxes Securities Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local taxation Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Wages and earnings Taxation 00 2011-04-15 Introduced in House 2011-05-26T19:06:43Z Tax Cuts for America Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the tax credit for differential wage payments for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services, (2) the tax deduction for charitable contributions of book inventories to public schools, (3) the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, (4) the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and (5) the tax deduction for state and local sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.

Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to make permanent the exclusion from income of military basic housing allowances for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit.

Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and the tax deduction for interest on student loans.

]]> Tax Cuts for America Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Tax Cuts for America Act of 2011 Display Title Tax Cuts for America Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend certain expiring provisions. Introduced in House 2011-04-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1601ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1601ih.xml 2011-04-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.