JUMPSTART OUR BUSINESS STRENGTH (JOBS) ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4520), S8151, S8244 [15JY]

Enact (S. 1637), S2073, S2079, S2111, S2112, S2114, S2133, S2135, S2136, S2137, S2138, S2139, S2140, S2141, S2142, S2143, S2167, S2168, S2169 [3MR], S2192, S2206, S2211, S2236, S2245, S2246, S2247, S2248, S2251, S2252 [4MR], S2310, S2311 [8MR], S2571, S2572, S2575, S2578 [10MR], S2738, S2739, S2740, S2751 [11MR], S2851, S2852, S2867, S2868, S2869, S2870, S2871, S2872, S2873, S2874, S2875, S2876, S2934, S2935 [22MR], S2958, S3004, S3005, S3006, S3028, S3030, S3031, S3032, S3033, S3034, S3035, S3036, S3040, S3041, S3042, S3043 [23MR], S3060, S3061, S3097, S3098 [24MR], S3192 [25MR], S3300, S3311 [29MR], S3628, S3633, S3729 [5AP], S3797, S3798, S3799, S3800, S3822, S3826, S3830, S3831, S3832, S3856, S3857 [6AP], S4058 [8AP], S4742, S4752, S4770, S4771 [3MY], S4792, S4806, S4812, S4821, S4846, S4847, S4848, S4849 [4MY], S4861, S4918, S4919 [5MY], S5006 [6MY], S5095, S5096, S5097, S5098, S5099, S5120, S5121, S5155, S5163, S5165, S5166, S5167 [10MY], S5186, S5199, S5213, S5217, S5220, S5237 [11MY]

Analyses

American Jobs Creation Act Provisions on Deductions Relating to Domestic Production Activities Income: Dept. of the Treasury and IRS, E1872 [11OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4520, provisions, S8221 [15JY], H7777 [29SE]

Articles and editorials

Bush Supports Shift of Jobs Overseas, S2100 [3MR]

Employers Support Grows, S10804 [8OC]

Lesson in India—Not Every Job Translates Overseas, S2084 [3MR]

Overtime Improvement, S4796 [4MY]

Studios Take Hit in Tax Bill, S11206 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4520): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 830), H8856 [7OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 830), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 828), H8407 [6OC]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 4520): conference report, S10764 [8OC], S11038 [10OC]

Enact (S. 1637), S5045 [7MY], S5184 [11MY]

———motion to recommit, S2853 [22MR], S3066 [24MR], S3628 [5AP], S3894 [7AP]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 4520), H8411-H8640 [7OC]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture purchase of rice for Iraq from foreign countries: Senator Boxer, S2094 [3MR]

Dept. of Labor overtime pay regulations: Senators Enzi and Collins, S4796 [4MY]

Dept. of Labor proposal to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S2978 [23MR]

———Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S2973 [23MR]

———Gene Overstreet, Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A., S2981 [23MR]

———Senator Boxer, S2972 [23MR]

Dept. of Labor proposals to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements: Randy Fleming, S10943 [9OC]

Elimination of age surtax on stockholder-owned life insurance companies: Senator Specter, S11194 [11OC]

FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Andrew Carter, Ohio Children's Hospital Association, S10936 [9OC], S11022 [10OC]

———John F. Scruggs, Altria Group, Inc., S11207 [11OC]

———John L. Kirkwood, American Lung Association, S10936 [9OC], S11023 [10OC]

———M. Cass Wheeler, American Heart Association, S10937 [9OC], S11023 [10OC]

———Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), S10937 [9OC], S11022 [10OC]

———several individuals, S10939, S10940 [9OC]

———Sharon I.S. Rounds, American Thoracic Society, S10936 [9OC], S11023 [10OC]

———Steven C. Parrish, Altria Group, Inc., S11207 [11OC]

Financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S11198 [11OC]

———Craig R. Benson, Governor of New Hampshire, S11198 [11OC]

———F.C. Rockholm, Roseville, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

———Gus Morrison, Fremont, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

———Marty Blum, Santa Barbara, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

———Sacramento, CA, employee, S11197 [11OC]

———Stephen C. Padilla, Chula Vista, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

Improve tax credit for National Guard and Reserve employees and provide a credit for those replacing National Guard and Reserve employees called to active military duty: Richard C. Alexander, National Guard Association of the U.S., S5202 [11MY]

Medicaid coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease: several Senators, S11193 [11OC]

Provide FDA with certain authority to regulate tobacco products: Allison R. Shulman, National Association of Convenience Stores, S8175 [15JY]

———American Conservative Union, S8175 [15JY]

———Association of National Advertisers, American Association of Advertising Agencies, and American Advertising Federation, S8175 [15JY]

———Scott Ramminger, American Wholesale Marketers Association, S8177 [15JY]

Provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard and allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve: Senator Landrieu, S10965 [9OC]

Provisions: John W. Snow, Sec. of the Treasury, S11030 [10OC]

———Mark W. Everson, IRS, E1872 [11OC]

———Representative English, E1921 [11OC]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1921 [11OC]

———Senator Frist, S4448 [28AP]

Repeal tax deferral for U.S. companies that outsource manufacturing facilities to foreign countries and import products back into the U.S.: Alan Reuther, UAW, S4872 [5MY]

———Bridget P. Martin, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, et al, S4871 [5MY]

———Edwin D. Hill, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, S4872 [5MY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S4872 [5MY]

Research tax credit extension and modification: R&D Credit Coalition, S2076 [3MR]

Subsistence whaling tax deduction: Senator Murkowski, S11194 [11OC]

Tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve: several Senators, S11194 [11OC]

———William S. Cohen, Dept. of Defense, S11199 [11OC]

Tax treatment of children's unearned income, under a certain age, relative to their parent's income tax rate: Gary W. Domm, S5207 [11MY]

Tax treatment of the motion picture industry relative to compliance with certain World Trade Organization rulings: Carla A. Hills, Hills & Co., S11207 [11OC]

———Mickey Kantor, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, S11207 [11OC]

Temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S4983 [6MY]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1637, provisions, S3870 [7AP], S4009 [8AP]

National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve outstanding employers, S10806 [8OC]

Senate staff assisting with H.R. 4520, provisions, S11219 [11OC]

State, county, and local governments covering pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S11196 [11OC]

Supporters of DeWine/Kennedy amendment to H.R. 4520, provisions, to provide the FDA with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8177 [15JY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4520), H7749 [29SE]

Enact (S. 1637), S2853 [22MR], S3628 [5AP], S4820 [4MY], S4894 [5MY], S5185 [11MY]

Poems

``Taxpayer's Lament—Why Am I Paying for Other People's Humvees?'' Representative Markey, E1940 [11OC]

Press releases

Final DOL Regulations Protect and Expand Overtime for America's First Responders—F.O.P. Efforts Crucial to Protection of Overtime for Public Safety: Fraternal Order of Police, S4733 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H8720, H8724 [7OC]

Enact (H.R. 4520), H7749 [29SE], E1393 [16JY], E1506 [22JY]

———conference report, H8711-H8726 [7OC], E1852 [10OC], E1909, E1914, E1917, E1918, E1921, E1923, E1940, E1945, E1950 [11OC], E2150 [6DE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 830), H8704-H8711 [7OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 830), same-day consideration (H. Res. 828), H8651-H8658 [7OC]

———motion to instruct conferees, H7750-H7757 [29SE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, H8717, H8719, H8721 [7OC]

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes, H8723 [7OC]

———clarify rules governing deductions for the donation of cars to charity, E1917 [11OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads, H8723, H8725 [7OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H8656, H8720, H8722 [7OC]

———small business deductions for purchases of sport utility vehicles (SUVs), E1940 [11OC]

———tax treatment of the motion picture industry relative to compliance with certain World Trade Organization rulings, H8657 [7OC]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs, H8715-H8719, H8723 [7OC], E1909 [11OC]

Virgin Islands: residency requirements for tax liability, H10916, H10917 [6DE], E1950 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services, S11195-S11198 [11OC]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S10402 [5OC], S10791-S10793, S10799, S10801-S10807 [8OC], S10962-S10969 [9OC], S11012, S11025-S11029, S11033, S11034, S11039-S11045, S11047, S11060-S11063, S11084 [10OC], S11195-S11202, S11219, S11304 [11OC]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3052-S3055 [24MR]

China, People's Republic of: encourage market-based valuation of currency and fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, S5031 [7MY]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts on S. 1637, provisions, S5218 [11MY]

Dept. of HUD: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition, S4821 [4MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S2076-S2079, S2081-S2083 [3MR], S2848-S2850, S2852 [22MR], S2947, S2962-S2981 [23MR], S3062, S3071, S3075, S3082, S3085 [24MR], S3739 [6AP], S10942-S10944 [9OC], S11187 [10OC], S11237 [11OC]

———provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition, S3091 [24MR]

Disasters: provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation, S11085-S11087 [10OC]

Economy: importance of job creation, S2066-S2068 [3MR], S3052-S3055 [24MR], S3205-S3207 [26MR], S3907-S3909 [7AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3052-S3055 [24MR]

Employment: clarify regulations relative to overtime compensation, S10972 [9OC]

———delay implementation of certain provisions until it can be certified that they will not result in a net loss of U.S. jobs or harm the economy, S2192-S2205 [4MR]

———eliminate tax subsidies for outsourcing of jobs, S10410 [5OC], S11029 [10OC]

———extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, S4679 [29AP], S4753-S4760 [3MY], S4812-S4821 [4MY]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S2066-S2068, S2070, S2071 [3MR], S3052-S3055 [24MR], S10410 [5OC], S10944 [9OC], S11029 [10OC], S11794 [20NO]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts, S2188-S2210, S2216 [4MR]

Enact (H.R. 4520), S8150-S8178, S8199, S8217-S8221 [15JY], S8402 [16JY], S9519 [22SE], S9558 [23SE], S10394, S10402, S10410 [5OC], S10547 [6OC]

———conference report, S10624 [7OC], S10791-S10793, S10795-S10807, S10815, S10816 [8OC], S10928-S10932, S10934-S10945, S10957-S10960, S10962-S10978 [9OC], S11012, S11019-S11045, S11047-S11050, S11052-S11055, S11060-S11063, S11084-S11087 [10OC], S11191-S11222, S11235, S11237, S11243, S11244, S11246, S11249, S11303 [11OC]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S11068 [10OC]

Enact (S. 1637), S2025-S2102, S2171-S2173 [3MR], S2188-S2218 [4MR], S2827 [12MR], S2839, S2842-S2846, S2848-S2853, S2936, S2937 [22MR], S2947, S2963-S2982 [23MR], S3052-S3055, S3060-S3076, S3082-S3092, S3116, S3117 [24MR], S3205-S3207 [26MR], S3269, S3288, S3289 [29MR], S3321 [30MR], S3389 [31MR], S3520, S3521, S3525, S3526, S3527 [1AP], S3738-S3741, S3766-S3768, S3774-S3777 [6AP], S3870, S3888, S3891-S3895, S3907-S3909, S3912-S3914 [7AP], S3964, S4009, S4059, S4060 [8AP], S4143 [20AP], S4446, S4448, S4449 [28AP], S4679 [29AP], S4732-S4734, S4737-S4760 [3MY], S4779, S4781, S4787, S4805-S4822 [4MY], S4854, S4861-S4885, S4888-S4898 [5MY], S4941, S4982-S4987 [6MY], S5031, S5038, S5044 [7MY], S5184-S5220 [11MY], S5242, S5361-S5363 [12MY], S5739 [19MY], S5897 [20MY], S7740 [7JY], S7901 [9JY], S7941 [12JY], S7951 [13JY], S8985 [9SE]

———cloture motion, S5045-S5047 [7MY], S5051, S5054-S5056, S5059 [10MY], S5172, S5179-S5184 [11MY]

———motion to recommit, S2958-S2963, S2982-S2984 [23MR], S3062-S3066 [24MR], S3628 [5AP]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S1972 [2MR], S2072 [3MR], S2851, S2853 [22MR], S4008 [8AP], S4795 [4MY], S5167 [10MY], S8104, S8105 [14JY]

European Union: tariffs on U.S. exports of agricultural, manufacturing, and timber products, S3061, S3062, S3072-S3076 [24MR], S3520, S3525 [1AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relating to overtime pay, S4732-S4734, S4742-S4752 [3MY], S4781, S4788-S4794, S4796-S4806 [4MY], S4854 [5MY], S8173, S8219, S8220 [15JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8151-S8178, S8217, S8219 [15JY], S10934-S10942, S10944, S10959, S10969-S10972, S10977 [9OC], S11021-S11025, S11030, S11034 [10OC], S11205, S11216, S11243, S11244 [11OC]

IRS: continuation of Free File Program, S5890 [19MY]

Kohl, Senator: recusal from votes due to conflict of interest, S11033 [10OC]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease, S11054 [10OC]

Minimum wage: level, S10943 [9OC]

NAFTA: treatment of Canadian softwood lumber imports, S5206 [11MY]

National objectives: priority assignments, S2066-S2068 [3MR]

Power resources: strike provisions relating to energy tax incentives, S5186-S5193 [11MY], S5362 [12MY]

Privacy: regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors, S5205 [11MY]

Public utilities: provide rebates in the form of rate adjustments to consumers whose rates are regulated, S4822 [4MY]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve, S10402 [5OC], S10791, S10799, S10801-S10807 [8OC], S10962-S10969 [9OC], S11012, S11025-S11029, S11033, S11034, S11039-S11045, S11047, S11060-S11063, S11084 [10OC], S11195-S11202, S11219, S11304 [11OC]

———alternative energy production tax credit, S11034 [10OC]

———clarify rules governing deductions for the donation of cars to charity, S5209 [11MY]

———clarify tax treatment of attorney's fees and costs paid by those receiving settlements for unlawful discrimination, S11036 [10OC]

———credit the Highway Trust Fund with the full amount of fuel taxes and combat fuel tax evasion, S11024 [10OC]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes, S4883, S4884 [5MY]

———exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites, S5208, S5209 [11MY]

———expand income averaging to include the trade or business of fishing, S2102 [3MR]

———extend and modify research credit, S2074-S2076, S2080, S2081, S2087 [3MR], S2216 [4MR]

———extend certain credits to new coke facilities to encourage their construction, S5205 [11MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S2845 [22MR], S3063 [24MR]

———extend special carryback of certain net operating losses to losses for additional years, S2852 [22MR]

———formula used to calculate the financial statement limitation for computing the amount of permanently reinvested earnings eligible for repatriation, S11036 [10OC]

———impact of tax cuts on employment levels, S3912-S3914 [7AP]

———improve credit for National Guard and Reserve employees and provide a credit for those replacing National Guard and Reserve employees called to active military duty, S5200-S5204 [11MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability, S4896 [5MY], S5209 [11MY]

———income forecast method applications, S5206, S5207 [11MY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies, S2982 [23MR]

———limit amount of deferred foreign sales corporation income that can be repatriated at a lower rate, S4861-S4868, S4883, S4884 [5MY]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit, S2981 [23MR]

———new markets tax credit and economic substance doctrine, S5205 [11MY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, S3740 [6AP]

———provide fairness in tax collection procedures, improve administrative efficiency and confidentiality, and reform penalty and interest provisions, S5890 [19MY]

———provide for a brownfields demonstration program for qualified green building and sustainable design projects, S4894 [5MY]

———provide for a manufacturer's jobs credit, S4753 [3MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, S10957-S10960 [9OC], S11194 [11OC]

———repeal tax deferral for U.S. companies that outsource manufacturing facilities to foreign countries and import products back into the U.S., S4869-S4874, S4888-S4894 [5MY], S11303 [11OC]

———replace manufacturers' deduction based on domestic production with manufacturing employers' credit based on payroll taxes, S4793 [4MY], S4874-S4883, S4885 [5MY]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S5214 [11MY]

———tax treatment of the motion picture industry relative to compliance with certain World Trade Organization rulings, S11205 [11OC]

———treatment of certain business aircraft, S10976, S10977 [9OC]

———treatment of certain business expenses, S10976, S10977 [9OC]

———treatment of certain engineering and architectural services income, S5200 [11MY]

———treatment of certain offshore corporations and qualified production activities income, S5194-S5199 [11MY]

———treatment of children's unearned income, under a certain age, relative to their parent's income tax rate, S5207, S5208 [11MY]

———treatment of companies that manufacture products in foreign countries, S2101 [3MR]

———treatment of continuing care retirement communities, S5890, S5891 [19MY]

———treatment of interest on certain borrowing, S3090 [24MR]

———treatment of vehicles defined as off-highway vehicles, S11213 [11OC]

Tobacco products: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities, S8151-S8178, S8217, S8219 [15JY]

———terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs, S10793 [8OC], S10959, S10977 [9OC], S11019 [10OC], S11219 [11OC]

Unemployment: level, S3052-S3055 [24MR], S3205-S3207 [26MR]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S4895, S4898 [5MY], S4982-S4986 [6MY], S5054-S5056 [10MY], S5179 [11MY]

Reports

Incentives to Employers of Members of the Reserve Components: Dept. of Defense, S11199 [11OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4520, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 830) (H. Rept. 108-762), H8856 [7OC]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4520) (H. Rept. 108-755), H8856 [7OC]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1637), S4023 [8AP]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 830, Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4520, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 828) (H. Rept. 108-752), H8407 [6OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 4520), H7751 [29SE]

Tables

European Union tariffs on U.S. exports of agricultural, manufacturing, and timber products, S3072 [24MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 828, same-day consideration of H. Res. 830, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4520, provisions, H8651 [7OC]

H. Res. 830, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4520, provisions, H8704 [7OC]

H.R. 4520, provisions, S8281-S8399 [16JY]

S. 1637, provisions, S2025-S2063 [3MR], S5622-S5726 [18MY]