HIRING INCENTIVES TO RESTORE EMPLOYMENT ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 2847), S626, S628, S629, S634, S640 [22FE], S712 [23FE], S1476, S1479, S1480 [11MR], S1531, S1532 [15MR], H1125 [4MR]
Articles and editorials
Erie-Based Biodiesel Company Presses for Return of Tax Credit, S608 [22FE]
Bills and resolutions
Business and industry: prohibit use of certain stimulus and disaster relief funds for business relocation incentives (see H.R. 6514), H8286 [9DE]
Enact (H.R. 2847): consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1137), H1167 [4MR]
Taxation: extend exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires (see S. 3623), S6078 [21JY] (see H.R. 6105), H6627 [10AU]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for retention of such individuals (see S. 3706), S6736 [4AU]
Veterans: assist small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 5627), H4974 (see H.R. 5627), H5203 [29JN]
Cloture motions
Enact (H.R. 2847): House amendment, S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]
Enact (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE]
Letters
Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension: Gregory M. Cohen, American Highway Users Alliance, S606 [22FE]
———Senator Reid, H1556 [17MR]
———several organizations, S604 [22FE]
———several road pavement organizations, S606 [22FE]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 2847), S685 [23FE], S1479 [11MR], S1634 [17MR], H1136 [4MR]
Notices
Impact of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension on project bid opening schedule: Missouri Dept. of Transportation, S605 [22FE]
Press releases
Republicans Should Stop Blocking Tax Extenders: Senator Reid, S608 [22FE]
Tax Extenders Act Creates New Jobs, Growth, Innovation, and Opportunity for Every American: Speaker Pelosi, S608 [22FE]
Remarks in House
Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H1140 [4MR]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H5599 [14JY]
Economy: importance of job creation, H6049, H6152 [27JY]
Enact (H.R. 2847), H653, H661, H664, H736 [23FE], H761 [24FE], H954 [26FE], H2649 [20AP], H3315 [12MY], H3469 [13MY], H5601 [14JY]
———consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1137), H1115-H1123 [4MR]
———Senate amendment, H1111, H1125-H1147, H1151, H1152 [4MR], H1451, H1488, H1495 [16MR], H1555 [17MR], H2286 [24MR], E317 [5MR], E368 [12MR]
House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House, H1116, H1117 [4MR]
Immigration: require employers receiving hiring tax incentives to check the legal status of potential new hires through the E-verify program for employment eligibility verification, H1139 [4MR]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization, H1117-H1121, H1139, H1141 [4MR], H1555 [17MR]
———Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs funding, H4171 [28MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to issuers of qualified school construction bonds, H1488 [16MR]
———allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment, H1488 [16MR]
———provide an exemption from employer Social Security taxes relative to previously unemployed individuals and a credit for the retention of such individuals for a certain period, H1118-H1120, H1144 [4MR], H1488 [16MR]
Veterans: assist small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 5627), E1233 [30JN]
Remarks in Senate
Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S683-S685 [23FE], S719 [24FE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S7735 [29SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: Build America Bonds funding, S1503 [15MR], S1575, S1577-S1579, S1584, S1586 [16MR]
Enact (H.R. 2847), S2680 [27AP]
———House amendment, S600-S613 [22FE], S677-S679, S681-S688, S691-S693 [23FE], S718-S727, S730 [24FE], S784 [25FE], S1212, S1224 [5MR], S1453, S1479 [11MR], S1496, S1500-S1504 [15MR], S1575, S1577-S1579, S1584 [16MR], S1633-S1638 [17MR], S1745 [18MR]
———House amendment, unanimous-consent agreement, S693 [23FE]
———House amendment, unanimous-consent request, S682 [23FE]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization, S604-S607, S611, S612 [22FE], S684 [23FE], S1575 [16MR]
Taxation: extend credit for production of biodiesel, S608 [22FE]
———extend deduction for State and local sales taxes, S692 [23FE]
———extend exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires (S. 3623), S8332-S8334 [1DE]
———provide an exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires, S1575 [16MR]
———provide an exemption from employer Social Security taxes relative to previously unemployed individuals and a credit for the retention of such individuals for a certain period, S686 [23FE], S718 [24FE]
———retention of newly hired employee payroll tax exemption by companies working with professional employer organizations, S1501 [15MR]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for retention of such individuals (S. 3706), S7696-S7698 [29SE]
———provide emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for their retention (S. 3706), unanimous-consent request, S7697, S7698 [29SE]
Reports filed
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2847, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1137) (H. Rept. 111-426), H1167 [4MR]
Summaries
Provisions (H.R. 2847): Surface Transportation Provisions, H1556 [17MR]
Tables
Estimated job loss by State due to failure to extend Highway Trust Fund, S605 [22FE]
Estimated revenue effects of revenue provisions of Reid amendment to H.R. 2847, provisions, S721 [24FE]
Highway and bridge funding by State, H1556 [17MR], H4172 [28MY]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2847, provisions, H1165 [4MR]
Testimonies
Jobs Creation and Retention: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H1138 [4MR]
———Jeffrey Joerres, H1137 [4MR]
———Richard Berner, H1138 [4MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 1137, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2847, provisions, H1115 [4MR]