AMERICAN JOBS AND CLOSING TAX LOOPHOLES ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 4213), S4625 [7JN], S4642, S4644, S4648, S4660, S4696, S4697, S4698, S4699, S4700, S4701, S4702, S4704 [8JN], S4728, S4729, S4735, S4736, S4738, S4739, S4754, S4755, S4756, S4757, S4758, S4759, S4761, S4763 [9JN], S4859, S4860, S4863, S4864 [10JN], S4877, S4888, S4890, S4891 [14JN], S4920, S4943, S4944, S4945, S4946, S4947, S4948, S4949 [15JN], S4970, S4996, S4997, S5037, S5038, S5041 [16JN], S5063, S5077, S5115, S5137 [17JN], S5211 [21JN], S5310, S5311, S5324, S5365 [23JN], S5448, S5449 [24JN], S5525, S5627, S5628 [29JN], S6033, S6034, S6035 [20JY], S6088 [21JY], H4101, H4130 [28MY], H5938 [22JY]
———consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1403), H4097 [28MY]
House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1487), H5220 [30JN]
Articles and editorials
Crow Coal-to-Liquids Plant Could Be Boon for Montana, S5178 [21JN]
Hoyer—White House Should Look To Redirect Stimulus Money, H5932 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (H.R. 4213): consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1403), H3869 [26MY] (see H. Res. 1550), H5983 [22JY]
———consideration of Senate amendment, same-day consideration (see H. Res. 1392), H3822 [25MY] (see H. Res. 1537), H5817 [20JY]
House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 1487), H4973 [29JN]
Cloture motions
Enact (H.R. 4213): House amendment, S4878 [14JN], S4975 [16JN], S5096 [17JN], S5310 [23JN]-S5419 [24JN], S5525 [29JN], S5679 [30JN], S6011 [20JY]
Letters
Provisions: Christopher Padilla, IBM Corp., H4096 [28MY]
———Donald Brown, Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc., S5073 [17JN]
Reform Medicare sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians: Nancy A. Leamond, AARP, H4177 [28MY]
———several physician organizations, H4177 [28MY]
S corporation self-employment payroll tax increase: Alan R. Einhorn, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, S5241 [22JN]
Settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts: Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, S4919 [15JN]
Lists
Businesses and organizations opposing H.R. 4213, provisions, H4173 [28MY]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 4213), S4630 [8JN], S4733, S4735, S4738 [9JN], S4958, S4972 [16JN], S5064, S5084 [17JN], S5305, S5306 [23JN], S5525 [29JN], S6035 [20JY], S6062, S6063 [21JY], H4130 [28MY], H5939 [22JY]
Remarks in House
Budget: deficit, H5932, H5945 [22JY]
Bureau of the Census: impact of census jobs on total job creation levels, H4096 [28MY]
Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, H4091, H4092 [28MY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H5904 [21JY]
Courts: settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H4091 [28MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: Build America Bonds funding, H4169, H4171 [28MY]
Economy: importance of job creation, H4093, H4094, H4096 [28MY]
———Jobs Now program funding, H4092 [28MY]
Enact (H.R. 4213), H3754, H3757, H3759, H3761, H3762, H3763, H3791, H3795, H3804 [25MY], H3828, H3830, H3841 [26MY], H3874 [27MY], E939 [25MY]
———consideration of Senate amendment, same-day consideration (H. Res. 1537), H5885-H5892 [21JY]
———consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1403), H4089-H4097 [28MY]
———consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1550), H5926-H5938 [22JY]
———Senate amendment, H4101, H4169-H4187, H4204, H4208 [28MY], H4784 [24JN], H4914, H4915, H4938 [29JN], H5208 [30JN], H5693, H5697-H5709 [19JY], H5723, H5732, H5733, H5734, H5735, H5737 [20JY], H5924, H5938-H5950, H5971 [22JY], H6033-H6034 [26JY], H6048 [27JY], E1047, E1048 [9JN], E1099 [15JN], E1424 [26JY], E1441 [27JY], E1577 [10AU]
FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program, H4938 [29JN]
Health: provide discounts on covered inpatient drugs when patients do not have prescription drug insurance coverage, H4170 [28MY]
House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1487), H5212-H5222 [30JN]
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H3754 [25MY], H4091, H4169, H4170, H4176-H4182, H4208 [28MY]
OMB: rescind certain unobligated stimulus funds to offset funding for additional emergency unemployment compensation, H5932 [22JY]
Roads and highways: Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs funding, H4171 [28MY]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for qualified tuition and related expenses, H6048 [27JY]
———extend certain tax benefits relating to certain disasters, H4184 [28MY]
———modify rate of tax for the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, H4182 [28MY]
———permanently extend estate tax relief, H4487, H4488 [15JN]
———permanently extend the research and development credit, H4096 [28MY]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H3763 [25MY], H4169 [28MY], H4915 [29JN], H5208 [30JN], H5693, H5697-H5709 [19JY], H5723, H5726, H5728, H5732, H5733, H5734, H5735, H5737 [20JY], H5885-H5892 [21JY], H5924, H5926-H5937, H5939, H5971 [22JY], H6033-H6034 [26JY], E1424 [26JY], E1441 [27JY]
———rates, H6262 [28JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits, H4095 [28MY]
Remarks in Senate
Budget: allocation of funds, S4878-S4880 [14JN], S4903 [15JN]
———deficit, S5290-S5292 [23JN]
———establish an expedited procedure for consideration of a bill returning spending levels to 2007 levels, S5082-S5084 [17JN]
———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps, S4637 [8JN], S4719, S4734 [9JN], S5098 [17JN]
Courts: settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, S4918 [15JN], S4959, S4960 [16JN], S5097 [17JN]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for Federal lawsuit against Arizona immigration enforcement legislation, S6062, S6066 [21JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate, S4644 [8JN], S4924, S4928 [15JN]
Economy: importance of job creation, S5414-S5418 [24JN]
Enact (H.R. 4213), S4398, S4471 [26MY], S4488 [27MY]
———House amendment, S4599, S4608-S4610 [7JN], S4630, S4637-S4650 [8JN], S4711-S4720, S4725-S4741 [9JN], S4836 [10JN], S4869-S4871, S4876-S4880 [14JN], S4897, S4903, S4911-S4916, S4918-S4928, S4931-S4933 [15JN], S4952, S4958-S4960, S4966-S4975, S5047-S5049 [16JN], S5051, S5052, S5054-S5065, S5069, S5076-S5078, S5081, S5099 [17JN], S5141-S5144 [18JN], S5163-S5165, S5177-S5179, S5194-S5196 [21JN], S5240, S5241, S5244-S5255, S5258-S5260 [22JN], S5286, S5288, S5290-S5292, S5295, S5306, S5310 [23JN], S5381-S5386, S5390-S5392, S5412-S5421, S5424-S5431 [24JN], S5459-S5461 [25JN], S5484-S5486 [28JN], S5506-S5508, S5510, S5524 [29JN], S5651, S5662-S5666, S5668, S5671-S5678 [30JN], S5735 [12JY], S5770 [13JY], S5977, S5983-S5985 [19JY], S6001-S6005, S6008-S6011, S6018-S6021, S6037 [20JY], S6039, S6042-S6051, S6053-S6067 [21JY]
———House amendment, motion to refer, S5084 [17JN], S5300, S5305 [23JN]
———unanimous-consent agreement, S4959 [16JN], S5976 [15JY]
Federal employees: extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants, S4641, S4642 [8JN], S4732, S4733 [9JN]
———temporarily freeze pay of civilian employees, S5060-S5063 [17JN]
Foreign countries: increase transparency regarding U.S. debt instruments held by foreign governments and assess risks to the U.S. of such holdings, S4649 [8JN], S4736-S4738 [9JN]
Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, S4931-S4933 [15JN], S5390, S5391 [24JN]
Health: exempt pediatric medical devices from the medical device tax, S4728, S4733 [9JN]
Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, S4717-S4719 [9JN], S5077 [17JN], S5194-S5196 [21JN], S5295 [23JN], S5668 [30JN]
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S4641 [8JN], S5063, S5085 [17JN], S5253 [22JN], S5416 [24JN]
Oil Pollution Act: ensure any increase in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund be used for oil spill clean-up, S4642, S4645 [8JN], S4711, S4712, S4720 [9JN], S4924-S4928 [15JN], S5063 [17JN], S5144 [18JN]
Senate: require posting of all spending on Senate public website, S6065 [21JY]
Taxation: extend coal-to-liquid fuel credit, S5177-S5179 [21JN]
———extend incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel, S4640 [8JN]
———extend the time for closing on a principal residence eligible for the first-time homebuyer credit, S4877 [14JN], S4970, S4971 [16JN]
———make permanent the extension of capital gains and dividend rates, S5084 [17JN], S5300 [23JN]
———modify rate of tax for the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, S4715-S4717 [9JN], S4897, S4903 [15JN], S4952 [16JN], S5081 [17JN]
———offset costs of extending certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code by eliminating wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S5076, S5089-S5095 [17JN]
———permanently extend estate tax relief, S4640 [8JN], S5047-S5049 [16JN], S5250 [22JN], S6062, S6066 [21JY]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, S4640 [8JN], S4913 [15JN]
———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S5069-S5071 [17JN]
———rates, S4640 [8JN], S5085-S5089 [17JN]
———repeal certain oil and gas related tax incentives and use savings to fund the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, S4712-S4714, S4739-S4741 [9JN], S4876 [14JN], S4911-S4913, S4922-S4924, S4926, S4927 [15JN]
———S corporation self-employment payroll tax increase, S5240, S5241 [22JN]
———strike section on employment tax treatment of professional service businesses, S5416-S5419 [24JN]
Unemployment: offset additional emergency unemployment compensation by rescinding unobligated stimulus funds and cutting certain other stimulus funds, S6061 [21JY]
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S4608-S4610 [7JN], S5099 [17JN], S5194-S5196 [21JN], S5219, S5246 [22JN], S5286, S5288, S5295 [23JN], S5384-S5386, S5416, S5424-S5431 [24JN], S5506-S5508 [29JN], S5662-S5664, S5668, S5671-S5678 [30JN], S5735 [12JY], S5770 [13JY], S5977, S5983-S5985 [19JY], S6001-S6005, S6008-S6011, S6018-S6021, S6037 [20JY], S6039, S6042-S6051, S6053 [21JY]
Reports
Federal Research Library—IRS Revenue Rulings: Tax Analysts (nonprofit organization), S5241 [22JN]
Reports filed
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4213, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1403) (H. Rept. 111-497), H3869 [26MY]
———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1550) (H. Rept. 111-556), H5983 [22JY]
Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4213, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1392) (H. Rept. 111-494), H3822 [25MY]
———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1537) (H. Rept. 111-552), H5817 [20JY]
Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1487) (H. Rept. 111-516), H4973, H5202 [29JN]
Rulings of the Chair
Enact (H.R. 4213): House amendment, S4735 [9JN]
Tables
Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S4927, S4933 [15JN]
Highway and bridge funding by State, H4172 [28MY]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4213, provisions, S6067 [21JY], H4179, H4211, H4212 [28MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 1403, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4213, provisions, H4089 [28MY]
H. Res. 1487, same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H5212 [30JN]
H. Res. 1537, same-day consideration of consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4213, provisions, and consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H5885 [21JY]
H. Res. 1550, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4213, provisions, H5926 [22JY]