3.0.0 1866 2019-02-20T23:20:55Z 2019-02-23T20:37:54Z Senate S S 2011-11-15 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-15T20:41:59Z American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 112 942 HR 2011-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011 112 1693 HR 2011-05-03 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Help Veterans Own Franchises Act 112 2888 HR 2011-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 112 3012 HR 2012-01-23 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293. Related bill CRS Domestic Jobs Innovation Bonus Act 112 155 S 2011-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Help Veterans Own Franchises Act 112 1540 S 2011-09-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011 112 1801 S 2011-11-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7129-7131) Related bill CRS Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act 112 1857 S 2011-11-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Bonus Depreciation and Small Business Expense Extension Act 112 1873 S 2011-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 112 1983 S 2011-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS AGREE Act 112 3476 HR 2012-01-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Identical bill CRS 2011-11-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7594-7596) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-15 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-11-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-11-15 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-11-16 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2011-11-16 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2011-11-28 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2011-12-01 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2011-12-01 False L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2011-12-08 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2011-12-08 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2011-12-08 False B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2011-12-12 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2011-12-17 False Taxation Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Asia Business investment and capital Capital gains tax China Computers and information technology Corporate finance and management Customs enforcement Foreign labor Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Inflation and prices Intellectual property Manufacturing Research and development Retail and wholesale trades Securities Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' organizations and recognition Visas and passports Taxation 00 2011-11-15 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-13T19:55:37Z American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship Act or the AGREE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain tax expenditure provisions for business taxpayers, including: (1) bonus depreciation and expensing of business and investment assets, (2) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock, and (3) the tax credit for increasing research expenses.

Increases to 20% the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit and makes such credit permanent. Increases the research tax credit for the research expenses of manufacturers whose domestic production gross receipts exceed 50% of their total production gross receipts.

Allows a business-related tax credit of up to $100,000 for 25% of the franchise fees paid or incurred by a veteran for the purchase of a franchise.

Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt certain small issuers of securities from the internal control reporting and assessment requirements of such Act.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas.

Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual People's Republic of China immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act.

Sets forth a transition period for employment-based immigrant visas and per country distribution rules for reserved and unreserved visas.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to share information and provide: (1) unredacted samples of the products, packaging, and labels, or related photos with trademark right holders if United States Customs and Border Protection suspects an import or export violation under specified provisions of the Lanham Act relating to copied or simulated marks or names; and (2) samples to affected parties upon the seizure of material imported in violation of specified federal copyright laws prohibiting the circumvention of technological measures that control access to or protect a copyrighted work.

]]> AGREE Act Short Titles as Introduced American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship Act Short Titles as Introduced AGREE Act Display Title AGREE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide incentives for economic growth, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1866is/xml/BILLS-112s1866is.xml 2011-11-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7594-7596) 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.