TAXATION
Addresses
Renewing American Exceptionalism—An Agenda for Economic Growth and Prosperity: Representative Pence, H7646-H7648 [30NO]
State of the Union: President Obama, S263-S268 [27JA], H415-H420 [27JA]
Amendments
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), S7389, S7424 [23SE], S8391, S8402, S8421, S8441 [2DE], S8702, S8719, S8727 [9DE], S8798, S8806 [10DE], S8846, S8848, S8855, S8859, S8868, S8869, S8870, S8872, S8873, S8874, S8875, S8884, S8885, S8886, S8887, S8902, S8919, S8927, S8928, S8929 [13DE], S9024, S9245, S9263 [14DE], H7874 [2DE], H8583, H8585, H8593 [16DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1766), H8550 [16DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4915), S10694, S10695, S10696 [18DE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1815 [22MR], S1826, S1832, S1854, S1860, S1862, S1879, S1882, S1883, S1884, S1885, S1886, S1887 [23MR], S1934, S1942, S1944, S1957, S1958, S1965, S1966, S1972, S1975, S1978, S1980, S2006, S2007, S2008, S2009, S2010, S2028, S2029, S2030, S2031, S2032, S2033, S2034, S2035, S2036, S2037, S2038, S2039, S2040, S2041, S2044, S2045, S2046, S2047, S2050, S2051, S2065, S2066 [24MR], S2069, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2131, S2132, S2133 [25MR], H2429 [25MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1851 [21MR]
Business and industry: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1369, S1401, S1402, S1403, S1406, S1407 [10MR], S1429, S1434, S1448, S1470, S1471, S1472, S1473, S1474, S1475, S1476, S1477, S1478 [11MR], S1530, S1531, S1532 [15MR], S1582, S1598, S1604, S1605, S1606, S1625, S1626, S1627, S1628, S1629, S1630 [16MR], S1644, S1674, S1675, S1676 [17MR], S1754 [18MR], S1799, S1805, S1806, S1807, S1808, S1809, S1815 [22MR], S6498, S6499, S6529, S6535 [29JY], S6572, S6573, S6586, S6587, S6592 [2AU], S6654 [3AU], H2332, H2366 [25MR]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6597 [10AU]
Conservation of energy: promote tax parity between residential and business fuel cell tax credits (H.R. 3660), S4861 [10JN]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), S8144, S8172 [19NO], H7658 [30NO]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S626, S628, S629, S634, S640 [22FE], S712 [23FE], S1476, S1479, S1480 [11MR], S1531, S1532 [15MR], H1125 [4MR]
Employment: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), S7517, S7521 [27SE]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), S10308 [15DE]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), consideration (H. Res. 1205), H2226 [23MR]
Families and domestic relations: retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), S803 [25FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1920 [21MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1851 [21MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S5154, S5161 [18JN], H4829 [24JN]
House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1487), H5220 [30JN]
Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), S847, S860, S887, S888, S890, S891, S892, S893, S894 [1MR], S955, S956, S958, S959, S969 [2MR], S973, S986, S992, S996, S997, S1002, S1003, S1004, S1005, S1033, S1034, S1061, S1090, S1091, S1092, S1093, S1094, S1095, S1097, S1098, S1102, S1103, S1104, S1105, S1106, S1107, S1108, S1111 [3MR], S1160, S1161, S1162, S1164, S1187, S1188, S1189, S1190, S1191, S1192, S1193, S1201, S1202, S1205 [4MR], S1222, S1223, S1224, S1233, S1240 [5MR], S1265, S1266, S1267, S1268, S1269, S1270, S1271 [8MR], S1277, S1285, S1289, S1290, S1291, S1316, S1317 [9MR], 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]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1403), H4097 [28MY]
Rangel, Representative: censure (H. Res. 1737), H7897 [2DE]
Real estate: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (H.R. 5901), S10443, S10520 [17DE], H8977 [22DE]
Securities: modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), S8646 [8DE], H8412 [15DE]
Taxpayers: reduce burdens and enhance protections (H.R. 4994), S8644, S8646 [8DE], H8267 [9DE]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (S. 1147), S1480 [11MR]
Analyses
America's Managed Care—10 Years of Health Reform: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., S1301 [9MR]
Presidential Funding Act (S. 3681), S6552 [30JY]
Statutory Limit on the Public Debt (H.J. Res. 45): Budget Pay-as-You Go Requirement Provisions, H581-H585 [4FE]
Appointments
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibilty and Reform, S753 [24FE]
Articles and editorials
Add It Up—On Health-Care Vote, Lawmakers Should Pay Heed to the People, H1866 [21MR]
Anthem Blue Cross Dramatically Raising Rates for Californians With Individual Health Policies, S1691 [18MR]
Bush Tax Cuts and the Deficit Myth, H5568 [14JY]
Cap Gains Taxation—Less Means More, S7329 [22SE]
Congress Must Renew Bush's Tax Breaks, E1872 [29SE]
Credit Check, H2591 [15AP]
Crow Coal-to-Liquids Plant Could Be Boon for Montana, S5178 [21JN]
Democrat's View From the House—Senate Bill Isn't Health Reform, H1742 [19MR]
Dems Retreat on Health Care Cost Pitch, S7075 [14SE]
Dems Tap Drug Maker Millions for PhRMA-Friendly Bill, H1606 [18MR]
Dissecting the Real Cost of ObamaCare, S1135 [4MR]
Employers on Strike, S4600 [7JN]
Erie-Based Biodiesel Company Presses for Return of Tax Credit, S608 [22FE]
Essential Fix, S10248 [15DE]
Extend Go Zone to 2012, S10248 [15DE]
Fact Check—Premiums Would Rise Under Obama Plan, S1726 [18MR]
Fact Check—Tax Cut Math Doesn't Add Up for Some, S6870 [5AU]
Goldman to Private Insurers—No Health Care Reform at All Is Best, S1301 [9MR]
GOP Has No Problem Extending Tax Cuts for the Rich, H5569 [14JY]
Health Tops Pennsylvania Business Woes—State's Small Businesses Also See the Recession as a Severe Obstacle, S1689 [18MR]
Health-Care Reform's Sickeningly Sweet Deals, S1423 [11MR]
How To Solve Healthcare Accountability, E66 [21JA]
Kagan and ObamaCare, S5814 [14JY]
Maine Miracle, H2590 [15AP]
Mainers Wait and Wonder—How Will Reform Affect Us?, S1951 [24MR]
Mandatory Health Insurance—Is It Constitutional?, S1984 [24MR]
Moody's Experts Predict Texas Cities Will Lead the Recovery, H2329 [25MR]
More Government Won't Work, H1422 [15MR]
New Democratic Claim About Job Creation, H5316 [1JY]
Next Steps on Dems' Health Care Road, S1944 [24MR]
Now, Can We Have Health-Care Reform?, S1936 [24MR]
Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health Battle, S1298 [9MR]
ObamaCare's Worst Tax Hike, S1960 [24MR]
Principles for Economic Revival, S7189 [20SE]
Say No—Health-Care Overhaul Won't Reduce Costs, Will Drive Up U.S. Debt,, H1867 [21MR]
Send Jobs Overseas Act, S7458 [27SE]
Short Takes, H1866 [21MR]
Small Business Credit Crunch, S3959 [19MY]
Small Business Slow To Embrace Health Tax Credits, Brokers Say, S6869 [5AU]
States and the Stimulus—How a Supposed Boon Has Become a Fiscal Burden, S9 [20JA]
Tale of Two Tea Parties, H5935 [22JY]
Tax Cuts Clearly Explained, H8529 [16DE]
Tax the Windfall Banking Bonuses, S989 [3MR]
`Temporary' Tax Code Puts Nation in a Lasting Bind, S9009 [14DE]
1099 Insurrection—The White House Fights an Effort To Ease a Burden on Small Businesses, S7060 [14SE]
US Tax Package Is Negative for US Credit, but Positive for Economic Growth, H8580 [16DE]
Wake Up, America, E974 [28MY]
Walgreens—No New Medicaid Patients as of April 16, S1727 [18MR]
When Deficits Become Dangerous—Debt-to-GDP Ratios Over 90 Percent Have Significant Impact on the Pace of Economic Growth, S936 [2MR]
Who Pays for ObamaCare? What Donald Berwick and Joe the Plumber Both Understand, S5756 [13JY]
Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care Numbers, S1424 [11MR]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: allow a credit against tax for certain fruit and vegetable farmers (see H.R. 6164), H6879 [22SE]
———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see S. 3664), S6397 [28JY] (see H.R. 5475), H4214 [28MY]
Air pollution: provide a point of order against adding legislation establishing a global warming pollution emission cap and trade program to other legislation unless previously approved by the Senate (see S. 3655), S6302 [27JY]
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (see S. 3187), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 4853), H1517 [16MR] (see H.R. 4915), H2260 [23MR] (see H.R. 4957), H2457 [25MR] (see H.R. 5147), H2936 [27AP] (see H.R. 5611), H4905 [28JN] (see H.R. 5900), H6282 [28JY] (see H.R. 6190), H6988 [23SE] (see H.R. 6473), H8029 [2DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1745), H7854 [1DE] (see H. Res. 1766), H8519 [15DE]
Alcoholic beverages: allow a credit against excise taxes for certain distilled spirits or wine produced from domestic agricultural waste or byproducts (see H.R. 5490), H4330 [9JN]
———exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 4873), H1595 [17MR]
———provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see S. 3208), S2377 [15AP]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S3535 [11MY]
———support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H2639 [15AP]
Alternative minimum tax: exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax (see S. 3334), S3473 [10MY] (see H.R. 5529), H4505 [15JN]
———increase exemption amount and index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 5077), H2695 [20AP]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 6403), H7453 [15NO]
Appropriations: establish National Commission on Earmark Reform and OMB Office of Grant Making, streamline Federal grant making process, and end earmarks and limited tax and tariff benefits (see H.R. 5775), H5711 [19JY]
———limit amount of funds made available to Federal agencies if taxes are raised (see H.R. 5955), H6404 (see H.R. 5955), H6456 [29JY]
Armed Forces: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see S. 3556), S5699 [30JN] (see H.R. 4859), H1518 [16MR]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see S. 3232), S2477 [20AP] (see H.R. 4764), H1168 [4MR]
———reduce mileage threshold for deduction for National Guard and Reservists overnight travel expenses (see S. 3819), S7352 [22SE]
Aviation: enable consumers to compare airfares and other costs, eliminate tax loophole that incentivizes airlines to charge baggage fees, and oversee and collect data on lost and stolen baggage (see S. 3691), S6651 [3AU]
———provide that fees charged for baggage carried into the cabin of an aircraft are subject to the excise tax imposed on transportation of persons by air (see S. 3205), S2295 [14AP] (see H.R. 5021), H2578 [14AP]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (see H.R. 4872), H1595 [17MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (see H. Res. 1203), H1817 [20MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1225), H2456 [25MR]
Bureau of the Census: publish improved annual measures of family income to more accurately determine extent of poverty and anti-poverty effectiveness of means-tested benefit and tax programs (see H.R. 5891), H6282 [28JY]
Business and industry: allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see S. 3014), S620 [22FE] (see H.R. 4850), H1517 [16MR]
———allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4437), H138 [13JA] (see H.R. 4565), H471 [2FE] (see H.R. 4730), H1026 [2MR]
———allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 6025), H6569 [30JY]
———amend Federal law to encourage the repatriation of jobs to the U.S. (see H.R. 5980), H6405 (see H.R. 5980), H6457 [29JY]
———close foreign tax loopholes (see H.R. 5793), H5818 [20JY]
———deny a deduction for image advertising expenses for any trade or business whose gross receipts exceed a certain amount (see H.R. 4518), H386 [26JA]
———deny trade or business expense deduction for damages paid pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 5995), H6568 [30JY]
———eliminate drawback fee on manufacture or production of certain distilled spirits used in non-beverage products (see S. 2992), S481 [4FE] (see H.R. 4610), H602 [4FE]
———eliminate limitation on expensing certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 5085), H2695 [20AP]
———eliminate oil and gas company preferences (see S. 3405), S4143 [24MY]
———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 4877), H1656 [18MR]
———exclude from gross income contributions to the capital of a partnership (see H.R. 4839), H1396 [12MR]
———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 3803), S7205 [20SE]
———extend and modify empowerment zone benefits, award loan funds to improve energy efficiency and clean energy technology, and provide a credit for investments in value-added agriculture (see S. 3787), S7134 [15SE]
———extend increased expensing of certain depreciable business assets and the special depreciation allowance for certain business property (see H.R. 4655), H754 [23FE]
———extend the special depreciation allowances for certain property (see S. 3513), S5201 [21JN]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1212), H2317 [24MR] (see H. Res. 1606), H6578 [9AU]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (see H.R. 4414), H39 [12JA]
———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit deduction allowable for such bonuses (see S. 2994), S481 [4FE]
———impose an excise tax on corporate contributions to political committees and on corporate expenditures on political advocacy campaigns (see H.R. 4431), H138 [13JA]
———increase dollar limitation on expensing certain depreciable assets and extend deduction (see H.R. 4661), H754 [23FE]
———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 3067), S1018 [3MR]
———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 5660), H5500 [1JY]
———provide a credit for job training by successful companies (see H.R. 5420), H3870 [26MY]
———provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers (see S. 2955), S251 [26JA] (see S. 2973), S392 [1FE] (see H.R. 4585), H554 [3FE]
———provide for total expensing for capital property placed in service between certain dates (see H.R. 6126), H6762 [15SE]
———reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 5328), H3540 [18MY]
———reduce payroll taxes for employers who expand payroll in high unemployment areas and make permanent research and development credit, bonus depreciation, and increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 4965), H2457 [25MR]
———reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate and offset the revenue cost by repealing certain corporate tax benefits (see H.R. 5962), H6404 (see H.R. 5962), H6456 [29JY]
———reduce the maximum corporate rate of tax (see H.R. 4781), H1168 [4MR]
———require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (see H.R. 5552), H4635 [17JN]
———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3306), S3091 [4MY]
———temporarily reduce payroll taxes of employees and employers (see S. 2957), S251 [26JA]
———treat distributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as distributions of cash or other property (see H.R. 4486), H325 [21JA]
Buy American Act: require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 5792), H5818 [20JY]
Catastrophe Savings Accounts: establish (see H.R. 5915), H6283 [28JY]
Charities: allow a tax credit for charitable contributions (see H.R. 4702), H932 [25FE]
———provide a temporary suspension of limitation on charitable contributions and extend the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 2937), S51 [20JA]
———provide an exception from payout requirements for certain supporting organizations under the Pension Protection Act (see S. 3453), S4572 [28MY]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 4920), H2318 [24MR]
Coal: allow a credit for lightweight freight cars (see H.R. 4494), H326 [21JA]
———provide tax incentives for clean coal technology (see S. 3714), S6883 [5AU]
Colleges and universities: exclude from gross income amounts received for services by a student at a work college (see H.R. 5244), H3272 [6MY]
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on foreign use of U.S. entities to bring suspect funds into the U.S. (see S. Res. 445), S1169 [4MR]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): analyze each tax expenditure identified in annual tax expenditure report for equity, efficiency, and ease of administration (see H.R. 5291), H3440 [12MY]
Community development: exclude income attributable to certain empowerment zone real property from gross income (see H.R. 6041), H6569 [30JY]
———extend benefits of empowerment zones and enterprise communities if those zones and communities still qualify for designation (see H.R. 6288), H7390 [29SE]
———provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 5685), H5501 [1JY]
Congress: establish a point of order against consideration of legislation that exceeds the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act threshold for private sector mandates (see H.R. 5818), H5983 [22JY]
Conservation of energy: clarify types of energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities eligible for income exclusion (see S. 3634), S6200 [22JY] (see H.R. 5839), H5984 [22JY]
———extend credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 5744), H5674 [15JY]
———extend nonbusiness energy property credit to roofs with pigmented coatings which meet Energy Star program requirements (see S. 3183), S2115 [25MR]
———extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see S. 3349), S3643 [12MY] (see H.R. 4772), H1168 [4MR]
———improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial, building, and vehicle energy efficiency, domestic manufacturing, renewable electricity, and carbon capture and sequestration (see S. 3935), S7789 [29SE]
———improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see H.R. 4455), H139 [13JA]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see S. 3716), S6883 [5AU]
———provide an elective payment for specified energy property (see H.R. 4599), H601 [4FE]
———provide financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit buildings with energy efficient equipment and materials (see S. 3079), S1169 [4MR] (see H.R. 5476), H4215 [28MY]
———provide for home energy conservation bonds (see H.R. 5617), H4905 [28JN]
———provide that qualified energy efficiency property is eligible for the energy tax credit and a certain Dept. of the Treasury grant (see S. 3212), S2377 [15AP]
Conservation of natural resources: increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see S. 3640), S6200 [22JY]
Constitutional amendments: tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 87), H3870 [26MY]
Construction industries: modify timing rules for determining gross income relative to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 6097), H6627 [10AU]
———provide for depreciation of certain roof systems (see H.R. 5396), H3823 [25MY]
Consumers: provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see S. 3215), S2377 [15AP] (see H.R. 5047), H2640 [15AP]
Corporations: decrease top marginal corporate rate and prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 5857), H6042 [26JY]
———provide for treatment of securities of a controlled corporation exchanged for assets in certain reorganizations (see S. 3380), S3831 [17MY]
Correctional institutions: provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated (see S. 3892), S7787 [29SE] (see H.R. 4743), H1103 [3MR]
Cosmetology: expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 3430), S4442 [26MY]
Courts: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see S. 3989), S8298 [30NO]
———disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (see H.R. 5994), H6568 [30JY]
Credit: provide a limited exclusion from gross income for the discharge of indebtedness of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H470 [2FE]
Credit cards: allow a temporary deduction of interest on unsecured credit card debt (see H.R. 4562), H470 [2FE]
Crime: permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see S. 4056), S11037 [22DE]
Dept. of Defense: ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (see S. 3148), S1812 [22MR] (see H.R. 4887), H1743 [19MR]
———reduce discretionary overseas contingency operations funds in budget for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan and provide a tax credit against savings from such reduction (see H.R. 5353), H3701 [20MY]
Dept. of Education: allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 5340), H3657 [19MY]
———increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent in classrooms (see H.R. 4611), H602 [4FE]
Dept. of Energy: provide grants to States and local governments to carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures and close big oil company tax loopholes to pay for such grants and reduce the deficit (see S. 3936), S7789 [29SE]
———reduce deficits and Government spending through elimination of wasteful energy subsidies and programs (see H.R. 5780), H5817 [20JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing Lifetime Savings Accounts (see S. 3577), S5849 [14JY] (see H.R. 4682), H833 [24FE]
———establish a shared equity appreciation homeownership pilot program (see H.R. 6562), H8940 [21DE]
———expand purposes for which Build America Bonds may be issued (see H.R. 4606), H601 [4FE]
———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see S. 3007), S569 [11FE] (see H.R. 4426), H40 [12JA]
———provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (see H.R. 6458), H7644 [29NO]
———provide an election for unmarried, nonitemizing individuals to have returns prepared by the Dept. of the Treasury (see H.R. 5050), H2640 [15AP]
———require certain determinations before the filing of all notices of Federal tax liens and supervisory approval before the filing of certain notices of Federal tax liens (see H.R. 6439), H7614 [18NO]
Depts. of the Treasury and HUD: implement cost savings (see H.R. 5782), H5817 [20JY]
Disasters: extend certain tax benefits relating to certain disasters (see H.R. 5273), H3310 [11MY]
Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4563), H470 [2FE]
District of Columbia: authorize improvements in the operation of government (see H.R. 5103), H2798 [21AP]
———create disaster protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events (see H.R. 5762), H5675 [15JY]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (see H.R. 4783), H1219 [9MR]
———accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), consideration (see H. Res. 1736), H7643 [29NO]
Ecology and environment: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3125), S1619 [16MR] (see S. 3164), S2115 [25MR]
———provide a carbon sequestration investment tax credit (see S. 15), S7786 [29SE]
———provide financial incentives to facilitate development and early deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies (see S. 3590), S5850 [14JY]
Economy: adjust personal exemptions for high cost-of-living areas (see H.R. 6345), H7392 [29SE]
———allow the private sector to create robust levels of economic growth (see H.R. 5029), H2639 [15AP]
———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5893), H6282 [28JY]
———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5893), consideration (see H. Res. 1568), H6282 [28JY]
———create jobs through tax relief for small businesses, make unemployment benefits tax free, use repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for debt reduction, and reduce frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 4513), H386 [26JA]
———encourage investments in infrastructure (see H.R. 6181), H6879 [22SE]
———express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery (see H. Res. 1245), H2504 [13AP] (see H. Res. 1346), H3310 [11MY]
———express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will result in hardships for families and job-creating small business and will further push back America's economic recovery (see H. Res. 1317), H3078 [29AP]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 6467), H7854 [1DE]
———make certain tax relief permanent and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 6522), H8519 [15DE] (see H.R. 6538), H8598 [16DE]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1137), H1167 [4MR]
———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 3773), S7034 [13SE] (see S. 3975), S8063 [18NO] (see H.R. 6415), H7548 [17NO]
———prevent pending tax increases (see H.R. 4746), H1103 [3MR]
———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (see H.R. 4529), H421 [27JA]
Education: allow a deduction for tutoring expenses for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 5261), H3310 [11MY]
———allow a tax credit for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 5286), H3440 [12MY]
———allow above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and certification expenses of individuals becoming science, technology, engineering, or math teachers (see S. 3445), S4529 [27MY]
———allow an increased credit for tuition and related expenses of certain individuals age 55 and older (see H.R. 5557), H4635 [17JN]
———allow distributions from 529 plans for the payment of student loans (see H.R. 5030), H2639 [15AP]
———consolidate tax benefits into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 6033), H6569 [30JY]
———coordinate reduction in the American Opportunity Tax Credit with Federal Pell Grants, to the extent such grants are attributable to expenses not eligible for such credit (see H.R. 6488), H8030 [2DE]
———establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an incentive for employees to save for career-related skills development and to promote a competitive workforce (see H.R. 5715), H5545 [13JY]
———expand incentives (see H.R. 5078), H2695 [20AP]
———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and allow such deduction with respect to home school expenses (see H.R. 6287), H7390 [29SE]
———permanently extend the American opportunity tax credit increases made to the Hope Scholarship Credit (see H.R. 6455), H7643 [29NO]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 5600), H4871 [24JN]
———reduce rate on corporations that make certain education contributions (see H.R. 4848), H1440 [15MR] (see H.R. 4878), H1656 [18MR]
———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 4574), H471 [2FE]
Electric power: allow credit for installation of composite, recyclable power line poles (see H.R. 5952), H6404 (see H.R. 5952), H6455 [29JY]
———encourage deployment of highly efficient combined heat and power property (see H.R. 4751), H1103 [3MR]
———extend credits related to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 3062), S1017 [3MR] (see H.R. 5521), H4424 [14JN]
———provide tax incentives for producing electricity from wasted heat (see H.R. 5977), H6405 (see H.R. 5977), H6456 [29JY]
Electronic commerce: promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 5649), H5302 [30JN]
Employment: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (see S. 3816), S7267 [21SE]
———create jobs by reducing tax and regulatory burdens on businesses, promoting foreign trade, and repealing certain health care reform laws (see H.R. 6367), H7393 [29SE]
———extend exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires (see S. 3623), S6078 [21JY] (see H.R. 6105), H6627 [10AU]
———extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes relative to previously unemployed individuals and credit for the retention of such individuals for a certain period (see H.R. 6152), H6803 [16SE]
———provide an exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires and a credit for retaining employees (see H.R. 4777), H1168 [4MR]
———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 (see S. 2983), S481 [4FE] (see H.R. 4633), H646 [22FE]
———provide for the eligibility of older workers for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5558), H4635 [17JN]
———provide for treatment and temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 3753), S6884 [5AU]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (see H.R. 4849), H1517 [16MR]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), consideration (see H. Res. 1205), H2215 [22MR]
———reduce the employer portion of payroll taxes in the case of employers who expand payroll (see H.R. 4680), H833 [24FE]
Endangered species: provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 3146), S1812 [22MR]
Families and domestic relations: allow a credit for birth mothers whose children are adopted (see H.R. 5251), H3273 [6MY]
———eliminate any time limitation for granting equitable innocent spouse relief (see H.R. 6089), H6626 [10AU]
———modify the dependent care tax credit and extend and increase the additional standard deduction for State and local real property taxes (see H.R. 5075), H2695 [20AP]
———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit (see H.R. 5693), H5502 [1JY]
———reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 3533), S5439 [24JN] (see H.R. 5764), H5675 [15JY]
———repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 5260), H3309 [11MY]
———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4528), H421 [27JA]
———terminate advance payment of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5885), H6163 [27JY]
Federal aid programs: pay recovery rebates based on 2007 tax returns, notwithstanding the limitation on timing of payments, where necessary to correct a manifest injustice (see H.R. 5659), H5500 [1JY]
Federal employees: exclude executive branch officers and employees from nonrecognition rules relative to the sale of property to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements (see H.R. 5639), H4974 (see H.R. 5639), H5203 [29JN]
———make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 3790), S7134 [15SE] (see H.R. 4735), H1102 [3MR]
Financial institutions: limit certain executive compensation paid by systemically significant financial institutions (see S. 3149), S1812 [22MR]
———permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see S. 3350), S3643 [12MY]
Fire prevention: treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 2947), S154 [22JA]
Firefighters: clarify treatment of emergency service volunteers as independent contractors (see H.R. 5537), H4596 [16JN]
Foreign countries: provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 5622), H4973 (see H.R. 5622), H5202 [29JN]
Foreign currencies: impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (see H.R. 5783), H5818 [20JY]
Gambling: provide a recovery period for computer-based gambling machines (see H.R. 5465), H4214 [28MY]
———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 4976), H2458 [25MR]
Gulf of Mexico: exclude from gross income compensation provided by BP P.L.C., for victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5598), H4871 [24JN]
———provide for distributions from retirement plans for losses due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5602), H4871 [24JN]
———provide relief to homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages who are economically affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5601), H4871 [24JN]
———provide tax benefits for certain areas affected by discharge of oil due to Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and sinking (see H.R. 5699), H5502 [1JY]
———provide tax relief for persons affected by discharge of oil due to Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and sinking (see S. 3934), S7788 [29SE]
Haiti: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake (see S. 2931, 2936), S51 [20JA] (see H.R. 4462, 4467, 4468), H193 [19JA]
Health: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 6234), H7154 (see H.R. 6234), H7211 [28SE]
———ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (see H. Res. 1188), H1595 [17MR]
———exclude from gross income discharge of indebtedness incurred from long-term care expenses (see H.R. 6357), H7393 [29SE]
———exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 6257), H7389 [29SE]
———expand health savings account availability, eliminate medical expense deduction restrictions, and provide cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4696), H932 [25FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5421), H4021 (see H.R. 5421), H4082 (see H.R. 5444), H4022 (see H.R. 5444), H4083 [27MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (see H. Res. 1203), H1817 [20MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 254), H1744 [19MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), pass (see H.R. 5073), H2695 [20AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4038), pass (see H.R. 5424), H4021 (see H.R. 5424), H4082 [27MY]
———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4944), H2456 [25MR]
———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see S. 2958), S271 [27JA]
———reform provision of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 5890), H6282 [28JY]
———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5095), H2798 [21AP] (see H.R. 5615), H4905 [28JN]
———repeal limitation on health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5215), H3201 [5MY]
———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 3501), S5112 [17JN]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 3502), S5112 [17JN] (see H.R. 4995), H2502 (see H.R. 4999), H2503 [13AP]
———support efforts to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit to provide access to affordable healthcare for Delphi Corp., retirees and other eligible individuals (see H. Res. 1628), H6803 [16SE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 5882), H6163 [27JY]
———repeal (see H.R. 5421), H4021 (see H.R. 5421), H4082 (see H.R. 5424), H4021 (see H.R. 5424), H4082 (see H.R. 5444), H4022 (see H.R. 5444), H4083 [27MY] (see H.R. 6555), H8785 [17DE]
———repeal tax on unearned investment income Medicare contribution (see S. 3712), S6883 [5AU]
Health care professionals: provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 3621), S6078 [21JY]
House Rules: ban congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits (see H. Res. 1176, 1177), H1396 [12MR]
———clarify treatment of earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits in conferences between the House and the Senate (see H. Res. 1502), H5503 [1JY]
———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 1487), H4973 [29JN]
Housing: allow first-time homebuyer credit for purchase of principal residence to replace a principal residence damaged or destroyed in a federally declared disaster (see H.R. 5398), H3823 [25MY]
———allow the first-time homebuyer credit in the case of joint returns of long-time residents where only 1 spouse meets the ownership and use requirements (see H.R. 4713), H971 [26FE]
———exclude from gross income remediation payments for hazardous drywall (see H.R. 4697), H932 [25FE]
———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 5168), H3013 [28AP] (see H.R. 5188), H3077 [29AP] (see H.R. 5623), H4973 (see H.R. 5623), H5202 [29JN]
———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 6504), H8264 [8DE]
———extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 5183), H3077 [29AP]
———provide a partial exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale of non-principal residences (see H.R. 4930), H2318 [24MR]
———provide an additional allowance for the deduction of qualified residence interest for a principal residence and waive recapture of first-time homebuyer credit for home purchases made in 2008 (see H.R. 5239), H3272 [6MY]
———provide deductions for costs incurred to remediate hazardous drywall in principal residences and for living costs due to vacating such residence, and credits for moving expenses (see H.R. 4881), H1656 [18MR]
———provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits and allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see S. 3326), S3358 [6MY]
———provide relief to certain married couples ineligible for first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 4701), H932 [25FE]
———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (see S. 3141), S1750 [18MR]
———provide tax incentives for short sales as a preferable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 4826), H1357 [11MR]
———provide that treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations also apply to stockholders of corporations that only own land on which residences are located (see H.R. 5437), H4021 (see H.R. 5437), H4083 [27MY]
———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 4760), H1168 [4MR]
Hydroelectric power: extend certain Federal benefits and income tax provisions to energy generated by hydropower resources (see S. 3571), S5786 [13JY]
Immigration: require employers to sign a statement on tax returns that they do not knowingly employ individuals not authorized to be employed in the U.S. (see H.R. 5306), H3482 [13MY]
Income: allow an exemption from tax for individuals with gross income of not more than $50,000 (see H.R. 6082), H6626 [10AU]
———repeal withholding of income taxes (see H.R. 5959), H6404 (see H.R. 5959), H6456 [29JY]
Information technology: establish a program to populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information (see H.R. 5036), H2639 [15AP]
Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 5234), H3272 [6MY]
———establish tax-free COBRA premium payment accounts (see H.R. 6001), H6568 [30JY]
———permanently extend the deductibility of mortgage insurance premiums (see S. 3692), S6651 [3AU]
———provide a credit for taxpayers with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5491), H4330 [9JN]
———provide for active qualified public safety employees to elect to be covered under the hospital insurance tax (see H.R. 5279), H3440 [12MY]
Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions (see S. 3793), S7175 [16SE] (see S. 3976), S8128 [19NO] (see S. 3985), S8244 [29NO]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1403), H3869 [26MY] (see H. Res. 1550), H5983 [22JY]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 1392), H3822 [25MY] (see H. Res. 1537), H5817 [20JY]
———simplify and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible (see S. 3018), S698 [23FE]
———terminate (see S. 3047), S796 [25FE]
International Organizations Immunities Act: extend to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo (see H.R. 5139), H2876 [26AP]
International relations: reject creation of an international system of government bailouts for the financial sector or climate regulation that would negatively impact the U.S. economy and sovereignty (see S. Res. 461), S1750 [18MR]
Investments: allow a deduction for the portion of any equity investment used to buy down debt on commercial real property (see H.R. 5943), H6403 (see H.R. 5943), H6455 [29JY]
———allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses (see H.R. 5978), H6405 (see H.R. 5978), H6456 [29JY]
———encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4742), H1103 [3MR]
———exclude from personal holding company income dividends from foreign affiliates which are reinvested in the U.S. (see H.R. 5473), H4214 [28MY]
———exempt gain from sale of certain C corporation stock from capital gains rate increase (see H.R. 6323), H7392 [29SE]
———expand availability of saver's credit and make credit refundable (see S. 3090), S1311 [9MR]
———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 5207), H3200 [5MY]
———increase funding for individual development accounts through funds received by eliminating the domestic production tax deduction for coal and other hard mineral fossil fuels (see H.R. 6067), H6570 [30JY]
———make permanent the reduced individual income tax rate on dividends (see H.R. 6330), H7392 [29SE]
———provide a 15-year recovery period for nonresidential real property in rural areas (see H.R. 5314), H3483 [13MY]
———provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 4663), H754 [23FE]
———provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 26 (see H.R. 6321), H7392 [29SE]
———provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 5032), H2639 [15AP]
———provide permanent zero percent rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 6358), H7393 [29SE]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 5058), H2640 [15AP]
———provide tax relief for persons with investment losses due to fraud or embezzlement (see S. 3166), S2115 [25MR]
———waive penalty on early distributions from individual retirement plans for small business investments (see H.R. 5318), H3486 [14MY]
IRS: disclose certain return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 5972), H6405 (see H.R. 5972), H6456 [29JY]
———focus on internal revenue law violations by persons under investigation for promotion of commercial sex acts and human trafficking and increase monetary penalty for tax underpayment or overpayment due to fraud (see H.R. 6491), H8030 [2DE]
———include in Form 1040 instruction booklet information relative to Federal Government revenues, spending, and public debt (see H.R. 4943), H2456 [25MR]
———permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 3786), S7134 [15SE] (see H.R. 6128), H6762 [15SE]
———prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 5054), H2640 [15AP] (see H.R. 5066), H2694 [20AP] (see H.R. 5570), H4677 [22JN]
———require disclosure of names of individuals who are granted amnesty from criminal prosecution (see H.R. 5076), H2695 [20AP]
Law enforcement: reduce budget deficit and the burden on law-abiding taxpayers through stricter enforcement against deliquent taxpayers (see S. 3795), S7175 [16SE]
Medicaid: require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see H.R. 6163), H6878 [22SE]
Members of Congress: disclose delinquent tax liability, require an ethics inquiry, and garnish wages of a Member with Federal tax liability (see S. 3791), S7134 [15SE] (see H.R. 6145), H6803 [16SE]
Motor vehichles: modify credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles by maintaining level of credit for vehicles placed in service after 2009 and by allowing credit for certain off-highway vehicles (see S. 3608), S5993 [19JY]
Motor vehicles: allow a deduction for interest paid on indebtedness incurred in connection with the purchase of a new automobile or light truck (see H.R. 4897), H1890 (see H.R. 4897), H2173 [21MR]
———extend and modify alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (see S. 3876), S7787 [29SE]
———extend deduction for qualified motor vehicle taxes for motor homes (see S. 3044), S796 [25FE] (see H.R. 4699), H932 [25FE]
———impose a vehicle mileage tax for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of the tax on taxable fuels (see H.R. 6313), H7391 [29SE]
———increase credit for 2- and 3-wheeled electric highway vehicles (see H.R. 5705), H5502 [1JY]
———modify and extend the credit for alternative motor vehicles (see H.R. 4990), H2458 [25MR]
———modify certain tax incentives for alternative vehicles and establish a Dept. of Energy battery insurance program (see S. 3715), S6883 [5AU]
———modify credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles by maintaining level of credit for vehicles placed in service after 2009 and by allowing credit for certain off-highway vehicles (see H.R. 5174), H3014 [28AP]
———repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 6312), H7391 [29SE]
National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (see H.R. 5574), H4677 [22JN]
National security: require all young persons to perform military or civilian service, allow induction to uniformed services during wartime, and make permanent favorable tax treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 5741), H5674 [15JY]
Native Americans: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food (see H.R. 6263), H7389 [29SE]
Natural gas: allow energy investment tax credit and residential energy efficient property credit for natural gas heat pumps (see H.R. 5518), H4386 [10JN]
Noise pollution: allow individuals a credit against income tax for noise abatement property installed in residences impacted by train and airplane noise (see H.R. 6364), H7393 [29SE]
Oil Pollution Act: authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 3473), S4745 [9JN] (see H.R. 5499), H4386 [10JN]
———permit Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund use by Federal agencies to research, prevent, and respond to oil spills, for environmental studies, and grants for affected communities (see S. 3580), S5849 [14JY]
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: modify rate of tax (see S. 3309), S3164 [5MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: reform management of energy and mineral resources, improve oil spill compensation, and terminate moratorium on deepwater drilling (see S. 3643), S6201 [22JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: commend efforts of State legislatures, attorneys general, and citizens to resist implementation (see H. Res. 1230), H2459 [25MR]
———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 5882), H6163 [27JY]
———promote accountability and transparency concerning implementation (see S. 3924), S7788 [29SE]
———repeal (see S. 3147), S1812 [22MR] (see S. 3152), S1873 [23MR] (see H.R. 4901, 4903, 4910), H2215 [22MR] (see H.R. 4919), H2318 [24MR] (see H.R. 4944), H2456 (see H.R. 4972), H2458 [25MR] (see H.R. 5005), H2503 [13AP] (see H.R. 5073), H2695 [20AP] (see H.R. 5216), H3201 [5MY] (see H.R. 5421), H4021 (see H.R. 5421), H4082 (see H.R. 5424), H4021 (see H.R. 5424), H4082 (see H.R. 5444), H4022 (see H.R. 5444), H4083 [27MY] (see H.R. 6555), H8785 [17DE]
———repeal certain limitations on tax health care benefits (see S. 3673), S6520 [29JY] (see H.R. 5923), H6402 (see H.R. 5923), H6454 [29JY]
———repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 5936), H6403 (see H.R. 5936), H6455 [29JY]
———repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5126), H2842 [22AP]
———repeal specific provisions (see H.R. 4911), H2215 [22MR]
———repeal unwarranted provisions and more efficiently use taxpayer dollars in health care spending (see S. 3239), S2518 [21AP]
Pensions: allow a credit for individuals age 18 through 30 for certain retirement contributions (see H.R. 5031), H2639 [15AP]
———allow multiemployer plans to amortize losses from certain fraudulent investment schemes over a certain period (see S. 3006), S536 [9FE] (see H.R. 4608), H601 [4FE]
———allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see S. 3157), S1873 [23MR]
———expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see S. 3760), S6884 [5AU] (see H.R. 6099), H6627 [10AU]
———extend waiver of minimum distribution rules applicable to certain retirement plans (see H.R. 4421), H40 [12JA]
———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 6484), H8030 [2DE]
———treat certain employee-funded pensions the same as qualified trusts for purposes of unrelated debt-financed income derived from real property and increase limit on elective deferrals to such pensions (see H.R. 6056), H6570 [30JY]
Petroleum: allow for deduction for domestic oil related production activities of companies which are not major integrated oil companies (see H.R. 5104), H2798 [21AP]
———deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 5905), H6283 [28JY]
———deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 6031), H6569 [30JY]
———ensure oil production excise tax will continue to pay for cleanup of, and damages incurred by current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and any future spills (see H. Res. 1374), H3657 [19MY]
———provide incentives for used oil re-refining (see H.R. 6328), H7392 [29SE]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 5644), H5302 [30JN]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see S. 3681), S6548 [30JY] (see H.R. 6061), H6570 [30JY]
Poverty: facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 3865), S7786 [29SE]
Power resources: allow use of renewable energy bonds to finance clean energy infrastructure in rural communities (see S. 3438), S4528 [27MY]
———encourage implementation of thermal energy infrastructure (see S. 3626), S6078 [21JY] (see H.R. 5805), H5919 [21JY]
———expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see S. 3324), S3358 [6MY] (see H.R. 5041), H2640 [15AP]
———extend certain renewable fuel and energy tax incentives and deny deduction for income attributable to domestic oil production or primary products (see H.R. 5435), H4021 (see H.R. 5435), H4083 [27MY]
———extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol (see S. 3231), S2477 [20AP] (see H.R. 4940), H2456 [25MR]
———extend incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see S. 3440), S4529 [27MY]
———extend production and investment tax credits, increase investment tax credit relative to geothermal electric power generation equipment, and extend certain energy property grants (see H.R. 6121), H6681 [14SE]
———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5638), H4974 (see H.R. 5638), H5203 [29JN]
———increase energy credit for equipment used to generate electricity by geothermal power and extend grants for specified energy property (see H.R. 4424), H40 [12JA]
———make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 5581), H4779 [23JN]
———modify the energy credit for microturbine property (see H.R. 6515), H8286 [9DE]
———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 4706), H932 [25FE]
———provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 3617), S6024 [20JY]
———provide an investment credit to promote the conversion of U.S. coal and domestic carbonaceous feedstocks into synthetic fuels and gas (see H.R. 6035), H6569 [30JY]
———provide an investment tax credit for advanced biofuel production (see S. 3338), S3535 [11MY] (see H.R. 5343), H3657 [19MY]
———provide an investment tax credit for biomass heating property and repeal the passive activity limitation exception for working interests in oil and gas property (see H.R. 5918), H6402 (see H.R. 5918), H6454 [29JY]
———provide incentives for clean energy manufacturing to reduce emissions, to produce renewable energy, and to promote conservation (see S. 3738), S6883 [5AU]
———provide royalty relief (see S. 3687), S6584 [2AU]
———reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (see S. 3815), S7267 [21SE] (see H.R. 6402), H7453 [15NO]
———repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 6541), H8785 [17DE]
———temporarily increase investment tax credit for geothermal energy property (see S. 3788), S7134 [15SE] (see H.R. 5612), H4905 [28JN]
Public debt: allow an individual to designate $3 on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 5497), H4330 [9JN]
———allow an individual to designate a percentage of their income tax liability be used to reduce the public debt and require spending reductions equal to amounts so designated (see S. 3496), S4989 [16JN] (see H.R. 5536), H4596 [16JN]
———establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and provide an income tax credit to offset the impact of the fee (see H.R. 4646), H753 [23FE]
Public safety officers: extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 3136), S1750 [18MR]
———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 3319), S3164 [5MY]
Public utilities: provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 3262), S2708 [27AP]
Railroads: provide an incentive to encourage the replacement of inefficient, outdated freight railcars with greener, more fuel efficient vehicles (see H.R. 5478), H4246 [8JN]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see S. 3749), S6884 [5AU]
Rangel, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 1737), H7643 [29NO]
Real estate: allow expensing of certain real property (H.R. 3178) (see S. 3083), S1229 [5MR]
———allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (see S. 3289), S2803 [29AP]
———exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 5901), H6282 [28JY]
———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 6322), H7392 [29SE]
———modify treatment of foreign investments in U.S. real property (see H.R. 4539), H422 [27JA]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 334), H8520 [15DE]
———provide a maximum rate on gain from the sale or exchange of depreciable real property by individuals (see H.R. 5263), H3310 [11MY]
———reform and encourage investment in commercial real estate (see H.R. 6317), H7391 [29SE]
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (see H. Res. 1595), H6572 [30JY]
Recycling: allow retail businesses a tax credit against income for a portion of the cost of recycling plastic carry-out bags and other types of plastic (see H.R. 5695), H5502 [1JY]
Refuse disposal: provide an investment credit for waste-to-energy facilities (see H.R. 5856), H6042 [26JY]
Religion: provide a religious exception to the requirement that certain tax preparers file returns on magnetic media (see H.R. 4981), H2458 [25MR]
Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (see H.R. 5931), H6403 (see H.R. 5931), H6454 [29JY]
———extend and modify credits for alcohol used as fuel (see H.R. 5757), H5675 [15JY]
———extend investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities (see H.R. 5771), H5711 [19JY]
———promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (see H.R. 6344), H7392 [29SE]
———provide a credit for the production of energy from deep water offshore wind (see S. 3064), S1018 [3MR]
———provide access to private activity bonds to finance renewable energy resources facilities, conservation and efficiency facilities, and other greenhouse gas emission technologies (see S. 3336), S3535 [11MY]
———provide an investment tax credit for biomass heating property (see S. 3188), S2115 [25MR]
———provide exception to arbitrage rules for prepayments for electricity generated from renewable resources (see H.R. 4967), H2457 [25MR]
———provide for an investment credit for biofuel facilities (see H.R. 5142), H2877 [26AP]
———repeal limitation on issuance of new clean renewable energy bonds and terminate eligibility of governmental bodies to issue such bonds (see S. 3855), S7618 [28SE] (see H.R. 6117), H6681 [14SE]
———treat any business credit attributable to wind, solar, or biomass electricity production and investment in solar energy property as refundable to a certain extent (see H.R. 5372), H3744 [24MY]
Research: increase the credit for research expenses and allow the credit to be assigned (see H.R. 4770), H1168 [4MR]
———make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 6201), H6989 [23SE]
———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 6331), H7392 [29SE]
San Bruno, CA: exclude from gross income compensation provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., for victims of natural gas explosion and treat as nontaxable gains from conversion of affected property (see H.R. 6428), H7613 [18NO]
Schools: allow a refundable credit for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school (see H.R. 5060), H2640 [15AP]
———allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see S. 2970), S358 [29JA]
Science: provide incentives for life sciences research (see S. 4018), S8713 [9DE] (see H.R. 6165), H6879 [22SE]
Securities: make permanent the treatment of municipal bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5311), H3483 [13MY]
———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (see S. 3948), S7968 [17NO]
———require issuer of tax-exempt State or local bonds to obtain certification that the fees and interest rate are reasonable without materially increasing risk (see H.R. 5189), H3077 [29AP]
Senior citizens: increase additional standard deduction for individuals age 65 and older (see H.R. 5956), H6404 (see H.R. 5956), H6456 [29JY]
———repeal taxes on income and improve income security (see H.R. 5725), H5546 [13JY]
Small business: allow a business credit for investments in rural microbusinesses (see H.R. 5990), H6567 [30JY]
———allow a business credit for small business loans (see H.R. 5277), H3310 [11MY]
———allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 5864), H6042 [26JY]
———allow a deduction for certain small business income (see H.R. 6168), H6879 [22SE]
———allow an income tax credit for equity investments in high technology small businesses (see H.R. 4769), H1168 [4MR]
———encourage creation and growth of small business and reduce the cost of complying with tax requirements (see H.R. 4779), H1168 [4MR]
———establish a tax, regulatory, and legal structure that encourages small businesses to expand and innovate (see H.R. 5109), H2842 [22AP]
———establish temporary work opportunity credit to encourage small businesses to hire certain unemployed individuals (see H.R. 4620), H609 [9FE]
———increase deductions for start-up expenditures and small business meal and entertainment expenses, provide a standard deduction for business use of a home, and extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4637), H647 [22FE]
———increase threshold amount for information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3777, 3783), S7089 [14SE]
———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 3510), S5112 [17JN]
———prevent the imposition of new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses (see H. Res. 1570), H6405 (see H. Res. 1570), H6457 [29JY]
———provide a credit for investment in new or expanding small businesses (see H.R. 5691), H5502 [1JY]
———provide a refundable credit for job growth (see S. 2967), S340 [28JA]
———provide incentives for small business job creation (see H.R. 5486), H4330 [9JN]
———provide incentives for small business job creation (H.R. 5486), consideration (see H. Res. 1436), H4424 [14JN]
———provide relief (see H.R. 4841), H1396 [12MR]
———provide tax relief, ease regulatory burden, and provide expanded access to credit (see H.R. 5554), H4635 [17JN]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S5849 [14JY] (see S. 3946), S7899 [15NO] (see H.R. 5141), H2876 [26AP]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5982), H6567 [30JY]
Small Business Startup Savings Account: establish (see S. 2985), S481 [4FE]
Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 5834), H5984 [22JY]
Solar energy: increase the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit with respect to solar property with a nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts (see H.R. 5763, 5765), H5675 [15JY]
———provide incentives for the development of solar energy (see H.R. 5252), H3273 [6MY]
———provide that solar electric property need not be located on the property to which it is generating electricity to qualify for residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 3137), S1750 [18MR] (see H.R. 5464), H4214 [28MY]
Space policy: encourage investment in commercial spaceflight facilities and equipment, research, and job training (see S. 3785), S7134 [15SE]
Sports: make funds and tax benefits available to assist job creation and workforce diversification in the golf industry (see H.R. 5878), H6163 [27JY]
States: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 3582), S5849 [14JY] (see H.R. 4693), H932 [25FE]
———provide for general revenue sharing (see H.R. 6300), H7391 [29SE]
Tax-exempt organizations: require certain entities, including business leagues and chambers of commerce, disclose sources and amounts of contributions (see H.R. 4605), H601 [4FE]
Taxpayers: reduce burdens and enhance protections (see H.R. 4994), H2502 [13AP]
Technology: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 5767), H5675 [15JY]
Tobacco products: impose the same rate on pipe tobacco as is imposed on roll-your-own tobacco (see H.R. 4439), H138 [13JA]
———reduce smuggling (see S. 3288), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
Transportation: provide individuals a deduction for commuting expenses (see H.R. 4964), H2457 [25MR]
———treat carsharing and ridesharing reimbursement arrangements as qualified transportation fringe benefits (see H.R. 5129), H2842 [22AP]
Unemployment: exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement plans during periods of unemployment in 2009, 2010, and 2011 (see H.R. 6457), H7644 [29NO]
———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]
———provide benefits during summer vacation for nonprofessional school employees (see H.R. 5080), H2695 [20AP]
———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 4718), H1026 [2MR]
Veterans: allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see S. 3818), S7352 [22SE]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of certain veterans (see S. 3282), S2802 [29AP]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see S. 3398), S4143 [24MY] (see H.R. 5400), H3823 [25MY]
———increase work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans (see H.R. 4443), H139 [13JA]
Virgin Islands: assist in recovery and development by reducing tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans' assets (see H.R. 4679), H833 [24FE]
WIC: allow a credit for infant formula rebates (see H.R. 6159), H6878 [22SE]
Cloture motions
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528, S8529 [4DE], S8702 [9DE], S8846 [13DE]
Business and industry: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6684 [4AU]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE], S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]
Employment: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7438 [24SE], S7584 [28SE]
Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), S1225 [5MR], S1292 [9MR], S1339 [10MR]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4878 [14JN], S4975 [16JN], S5096 [17JN], S5310 [23JN]-S5419 [24JN], S5525 [29JN], S5679 [30JN], S6011 [20JY]
———extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3985), S8552 [6DE]
———extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3985), motion to proceed, S8627 [8DE]
Power resources: reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE]
Commentaries
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: Maya MacGuineas, ``Nightly Business Report'' (television program), S181 [25JA]
E-mails
Jobs Now program funding: Alyssa Avila, H2221 [23MR]
Explanations
Constitutionality of Mandate Requiring U.S. Citizens To Have Health Insurance, H1826 [21MR]
Factsheets
Democrats Find an Insurance Company They Like . . ., H1697 [19MR]
Newspaper Editorials Supporting Health Insurance Reform: Representative Pelosi, H1635 [18MR]
Letters
Affordable Health Care for America Act: Douglas J. Mackenzie, E67 [21JA]
Allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles: Anthony Vavasis and Darien DeLorenzo, Mobile Health Clinics Network, S2011 [24MR]
———Jerry W. McLarty, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, S2011 [24MR]
American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Christopher Padilla, IBM Corp., H4096 [28MY]
———Donald Brown, Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc., S5073 [17JN]
American Power Act: Alan Reuther, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), S4834 [10JN]
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: A. Barry Rand, AARP, S31 [20JA]
———Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S32 [20JA]
———Barbara J. Easterling, Ruben Burks, and Edward F. Coyle, Alliance for Retired Americans, S33 [20JA]
———several organizations, S34 [20JA]
Bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients: Andrew M. Cuomo, New York Attorney General, S1148 [4MR]
Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), H2653 [20AP]
———Clint Zweifel, Office of Missouri State Treasurer, H2653 [20AP]
———Floyd E. Stoner, American Bankers Association, H2653 [20AP]
———Jerry Sage, Missouri Bankers Association, H2652 [20AP]
———Max Cook, Missouri Bankers Association, H2652 [20AP]
Excise tax on foreign companies that are not members of certain international trade agreements in order to pay for health benefits for first responders to terrorist attacks: several business associations, H8960 [22DE]
Exclude Social Security from Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action consideration: Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, S77 [21JA]
———OWL—The Voice of Midlife and Older Women (organization), S77 [21JA]
Extend critical tax legislation: several organizations, S8051 [18NO]
Gulf Opportunity Zone low-income housing tax credit extension: Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury and Shaun Donovan, Sec. of HUD, S920 [2MR], S10248 [15DE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: A. Barry Rand, AARP, S1976 [24MR]
———Charles N. Kahn III, Federation of American Hospitals, S1956 [24MR]
Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4938 [29JN]
———Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4939 [29JN]
Homebuyer tax credit: several Representatives, H4686 [23JN]
Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6367 [29JY]
———M. Michael Rounds and Chester J. Culver, National Governors Association, H6361 [29JY]
———Promote America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Coalition, H6367 [29JY]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6360 [29JY]
Legislative priorities: Senate Republican delegation, S8310 [1DE]
Middle Class Tax Relief Act: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H7883 [2DE]
———several business organizations, H7884 [2DE]
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations: several Senators, S8540 [6DE]
National energy policy: Senator Voinovich, S6545 [30JY]
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund advances for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Peter R. Orszag, OMB, H4338, H4342 [10JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Alliance of Specialty Medicine, S37 [20JA]
———Cori E. Uccello, American Academy of Actuaries, S833 [1MR]
———David M. Pariser, American Academy of Dermatology and AAD Association, S38 [20JA]
———Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S828 [1MR]
———Gary R. Herbert, Governor of Utah, E409 [18MR]
———J. James Rohack, AMA, S1956 [24MR]
———Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, S1577 [16MR]
———Peter Fine, Banner Health (company), S1762 [19MR]
———Pharmakon Long Term Care Pharmacy, Inc., and Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., E1300-E1302 [13JY]
———Senator Alexander, S827 [1MR]
———Senator Coburn, S39 [20JA]
———several medical organizations, S1426 [11MR]
———several organizations, S36, S37 [20JA]
———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S830 [1MR]
———Tommy Williams, H1629 [18MR]
———William H. Fleming, III, and Susan Rudd Bailey, Texas Medical Association, H1804 [20MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act potential effects on discretionary spending: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4639 [8JN]
Permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts: several taxpayers, S8533 [4DE]
Permanently extend estate tax relief: Landi McFarland, S7464 [27SE]
Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act: Senators Harkin, Bond, Johnson, and Klobuchar, S7878 [15NO]
Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act: Paul S. Stevens, Investment Company Institute, H7070 [28SE]
Request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements: Representative Burgess, H29 [12JA]
S corporation self-employment payroll tax increase: Alan R. Einhorn, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, S5241 [22JN]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: Representative Wolf, E974 [28MY]
Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Nancy McLernon, Organization for International Investment, H2289 [24MR]
Small business health care tax credit: Steven D. Yeater, S6871 [5AU]
Tax Hike Prevention Act: several Senators, S8327 [1DE]
Tax increases on U.S. companies with operations overseas: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6618 [10AU]
———Larry D. Burton, Business Roundtable (organization), H6618 [10AU]
———Promote America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Coalition, H6619 [10AU]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6618 [10AU]
TRICARE Affirmation Act: several Representatives, H1849, H1868, H1911 [21MR]
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act: several veterinary organizations, S6080 [21JY]
Lists
Committee on Finance (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2082, S2085 [25MR]
Committee on the Budget (House) Republican staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, E433 [21MR]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2082 [25MR]
Organization for International Investment members, H2290 [24MR]
Organizations supporting an increase in the gas tax, S5824 [14JY]
Physician organizations that oppose H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S36 [20JA], H1716 [19MR]
Proposed points of order against certain provisions in H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, submitted by Senator Grassley, S2084 [25MR]
Tax increases and new fees proposed for American oil, natural gas, and coal producers in the budget, S556 [11FE]
Memorandums
Democrat Spending Since Troubled Asset Relief Program Was Enacted Into Law, H2247 [23MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Richard S. Foster, Dept. of HHS, S832 [1MR]
Messages
Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2011: President Obama, S390 [1FE], H445-H447 [2FE]
Economic Report: President Obama, H621-H623 [22FE]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Hungary: President Obama, S7910 [15NO]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Luxembourg: President Obama, S7910 [15NO]
Motions
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), S8391 [2DE], S8701, S8702 [9DE], S10245, S10246, S10247, S10249 [15DE], H7874 [2DE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1821, S1840, S1847 [23MR], S1923, S1937, S1959, S1980, S1993, S1994, S1995, S1996, S1997, S1998, S1999, S2000, S2001, S2002, S2003, S2004, S2005, S2006, S2008, S2009, S2010, S2011 [24MR], S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2079 [25MR], H2167 [21MR], H2429 [25MR]
Business and industry: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1602, S1603 [16MR], S1715, S1716, S1722 [18MR], S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6682, S6739 [4AU], H2366 [25MR], H6609 [10AU]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), H7685 [30NO]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S685 [23FE], S1479 [11MR], S1634 [17MR], H1136 [4MR]
Employment: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), S7438 [24SE]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2295 [24MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H2152 [21MR]
Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), S998, S1007, S1009, S1010, S1011 [3MR], S1151, S1152 [4MR], S1286 [9MR], 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]
———extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3985), S8552 [6DE]
Power resources: reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), S7729 [29SE]
Small business: provide incentives for small business job creation (H.R. 5486), H4477 [15JN]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5982), H6475 [30JY]
Petitions and memorials
Utah: national health care reform legislation, E409 [18MR]
Press releases
AARP Statement on Historic Health Insurance Reform Package: AARP, S1956 [24MR]
Congressional Black Caucus Alternative to the President's Compromise: Congressional Black Caucus, H8566 [16DE]
NSBA Opposes Health Care Reform Bill, With Regret: National Small Business Association, S1951 [24MR]
President Obama Gets Biodiesel Message in Ottumwa: Iowa Renewable Fuel Association, S3082 [4MY]
Republicans Should Stop Blocking Tax Extenders: Senator Reid, S608 [22FE]
Senate Health Bill: National Federation of Independent Business, S1951 [24MR]
Tax Extenders Act Creates New Jobs, Growth, Innovation, and Opportunity for Every American: Speaker Pelosi, S608 [22FE]
Remarks in House
African Americans: impact of unemployment and importance of job creation, H1423-H1430 [15MR]
Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H24 [12JA], H316 [21JA], H476 [3FE], H1157 [4MR], H1814 [20MR], H2782 [21AP], H2804 [22AP], H3189 [5MY], H3259 [6MY], H4254 [9JN], H4411 [14JN], H4438, H4500 [15JN], H4575, H4591 [16JN], H4600, H4626 [17JN], H4671 [22JN], H5537 [13JY], H5969 [22JY], H6051, H6147 [27JY], E57 [21JA]
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), H1553-H1558 [17MR], E2232 [21DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1745), H7859-H7864 [2DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1766), H8524, H8525-H8534, H8545-H8551 [16DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H7759, H7760, H7761, H7762, H7763, H7850-H7852 [1DE], H7858, H7859, H7874-H7887 [2DE], H8079-H8085 [7DE], H8092, H8248-H8252, H8254, H8255 [8DE], H8266, H8280 [9DE], H8295 [14DE], H8356, H8357, H8358, H8359, H8508-H8517 [15DE], H8522, H8523, H8524, H8552-H8595 [16DE], H8600 [17DE], E2071 [7DE], E2098 [9DE], E2128 [14DE], E2178, E2186, E2189, E2190, E2195, E2200, E2202, E2206 [18DE], E2211, E2225 [21DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4915), H2268-H2273 [24MR]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4957), H2450 [25MR]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 5147), H2950-H2952 [28AP]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 5611), H4931-H4934 [29JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 5900), H6418-H6428 [29JY], E1510 [30JY], E1577 [10AU]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 6190), H6943-H6945 [23SE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 6473), H7867-H7869 [2DE]
Alcoholic beverages: provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2122), E504 [25MR]
———reduce tax on beer (H.R. 836), E147 [3FE]
Alternative minimum tax: increase exemption amount and index such amount for inflation (H.R. 5077), H2805 [22AP]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of making work pay tax credit on income tax refunds, H2483 [13AP]
———impact of stimulus funding, H657 [23FE], H2649 [20AP], H2780, H2781 [21AP], H3518-H3524 [18MY], H4410 [14JN], H4491-H4494 [15JN], H6737 [15SE]
———impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H2486 [13AP]
———impact of stimulus funding on tax rates, H3805 [25MY]
———impact of the extension and modification of the first-time homebuyer credit on income tax refunds, H2485, H2486 [13AP]
———impact on additional COBRA unemployment health insurance coverage, H2484 [13AP]
———impact on college education expenses, H2484 [13AP]
———impact on renewable energy production tax credit, H2484, H2485 [13AP]
———impact on small business tax credits, H2486 [13AP]
———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (H.R. 2842), H6596 [10AU]
Amtrak: eliminate subsidies for first class seats on long distance routes, H5953-H5956 [22JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H316, H317 [21JA], H372 [26JA], H2315 [24MR], H6630 [14SE]
———revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H2171 [21MR]
Armed Forces: improve benefits for troops, veterans, and military families, H3760 [25MY]
———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H301-H303 [21JA], E13 [12JA]
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): ceasing of operations, H2213 [22MR]
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, H197 [20JA]
BP P.L.C.: support for the American Power Act and certain Federal energy policies, H4590-H4593 [16JN], H5810 [20JY]
Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H176 [19JA], H479 [3FE], H558, H559, H563-H571, H579-H593, H594, H595 [4FE], H1140 [4MR], H2312 [24MR], H3217, H3220 [6MY], H3630, H3631 [19MY], H4495 [15JN], H6152 [27JY]
———deficit, H7531, H7533 [17NO], H7553 [18NO], H8788 [21DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), H1597 [18MR], H1777, H1783, H1790, H1795 [20MR], H1854-H2169 [21MR], H2175, H2176, H2177, H2192-H2213 [22MR], H2247, H2248 [23MR], H2276, H2277 [24MR], E437, E440, E441, E444, E447 [22MR], E454, E455, E457, E462 [23MR], E465, E468, E469, E472, E473, E475, E477 [24MR], E506 [25MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), Senate amendments, H2323, H2429-H2440, H2449-H2454 [25MR], H2635 [15AP], H2834 [22AP], E567, E573 [15AP], E618 [22AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1824-H1854 [21MR], E508-E510 [25MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1225), H2418-H2429 [25MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), motion to recommit, H2167, H2168 [21MR]
———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H307 [21JA], H475, H476, H478 [3FE]
Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H2275, H2278 [24MR], H3748 [25MY], H5573 [14JY], H5824 [21JY], H5927 [22JY]
Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H393 [27JA]
Business and industry: allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (H.R. 4850), H1494 [16MR], H3635 [19MY]
———allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment, H1488 [16MR]
———allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment (H.R. 4730), H1034 [3MR]
———amend Federal law to encourage the repatriation of jobs to the U.S. (H.R. 5980), E1472 [29JY]
———bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H4577 [16JN], H5602, H5603 [14JY], H5898-H5905 [21JY], H6737-H6742 [15SE]
———eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore, H6580, H6582, H6615, H6619 [10AU], H6739, H6740 [15SE]
———eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, H4091, H4092 [28MY]
———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (H.R. 4877), H3633 [19MY]
———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (H.R. 3586), H3314 [12MY]
———impact of corporate tax rates on job creation, H5537 [13JY]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H2270 [24MR]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), Senate amendments, H2332-H2413 [25MR], H6077 [27JY], H6580, H6581, H6582, H6583, H6604-H6625 [10AU]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1212), H2325-H2332 [25MR]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6589-H6597 [10AU]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses, H306 [21JA]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (H.R. 4414), H12, H16 [12JA], H44 [13JA]
———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (H.R. 4191), H393 [27JA], H558 [4FE], H1014-H1017 [2MR]
———impose an excise tax on foreign companies that are not members of certain international trade agreements in order to pay for health benefits for first responders to terrorist attacks, H8960, H8961 [22DE]
———provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers (H.R. 4585), H1032 [3MR], E146 [3FE]
———provide for total expensing for capital property placed in service between certain dates (H.R. 6126), H6741 [15SE]
———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (H.R. 4100), H2888 [27AP], H5965, H5967 [22JY]
———reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate and offset the revenue cost by repealing certain corporate tax benefits (H.R. 5962), H6461 [30JY], E1531 [30JY]
———reduce the maximum corporate rate of tax (H.R. 4781), E368 [12MR]
———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (H.R. 3333), unanimous-consent agreement, H1376 [12MR]
———require any business who makes a purchase from another corporate entity that is over certain yearly cumulative amount to file a 1099 form, H2911 [27AP]
———require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (H.R. 5552), H4934-H4936 [29JN]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (H.R. 510), E1279 [1JY]
———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (H.R. 562), unanimous-consent agreement, H1376 [12MR]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H2224, H2225 [23MR]
———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period, H5814 [20JY]
Buy American Act: require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 5792), H6738 [15SE]
CBO: tribute to analysis and budget estimates of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, E433 [21MR]
Coal: permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, E281 [2MR]
Community development: exclude income attributable to certain empowerment zone real property from gross income (H.R. 6041), E1512 [30JY]
Congress: impact of economy on election results, H6885 [23SE]
Conservation of energy: provide an elective payment for specified energy property (H.R. 4599), E165 [4FE]
———provide for home energy conservation bonds (H.R. 5617), E1220 [28JN]
Consumers: provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (H.R. 5047), E559 [15AP]
Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt, H2959 [28AP], H6430 [29JY]
Correctional institutions: enhance information exchange between IRS and State prisons to prevent tax fraud by prison inmates, H4937 [29JN]
Credit: suspend credit card fees, except those for processing, on contributions to certain charities, H169 [19JA]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H1177 [9MR], H2247 [23MR], H2883 [27AP], H3637 [19MY], H3755, H3806, H3807 [25MY], H3849 [26MY], H4411, H4412, H4414-H4416 [14JN], H4497-H4502 [15JN], H4663-H4669 [22JN], H4950 [29JN], H5293, H5295-H5297 [30JN], H5599 [14JY], H5729, H5802 [20JY], H6051, H6143, H6153-H6159 [27JY], H6288 [29JY], H6884 [23SE], H7216, H7365 [29SE], H7424, H7426 [15NO]
Dept. of Defense: ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (H.R. 4887), H1762-H1767, H1784-H1787, H1789-H1792 [20MR], H1843 [21MR], H2180 [22MR]
———reduce discretionary overseas contingency operations funds in budget for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan and provide a tax credit against savings from such reduction (H.R. 5353), H3689 [20MY], H3729 [24MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow discretion to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure and to modify such penalty, H2223 [23MR]
———Build America Bonds funding, H4169, H4171 [28MY]
———establish a pilot program to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle (H.R. 3311), E1845 [29SE]
———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (H.R. 4426), H195, H196 [20JA], H363 [26JA], H558 [4FE], H1012 [2MR], H6287 [29JY]
———provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (H.R. 6458), E2001 [29NO]
———require certain determinations before the filing of all notices of Federal tax liens and supervisory approval before the filing of certain notices of Federal tax liens (H.R. 6439), E1969 [18NO]
———review current banking laws and regulations that prohibit U.S. citizens living abroad from accessing U.S. banking services, H2939 [28AP]
Disasters: exempt disaster relief payments received in response to oil leak in Gulf of Mexico, H4749 [23JN]
———extend certain tax benefits relating to certain disasters, H4184 [28MY]
Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2366), E926 [25MY]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (H.R. 4563), E118 [2FE]
District of Columbia: create disaster protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events (H.R. 5762), E1339 [15JY]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), Senate amendments, H7845-H7850 [1DE]
———accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), consideration (H. Res. 1736), H7651-H7658 [30NO]
———accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), H1242-H1245 [10MR]
———accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), Senate amendments, H7658-H7695 [30NO], E2017, E2020, E2022 [1DE], E2058 [2DE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (H.R. 213), H7857 [2DE]
Economy: allow the private sector to create robust levels of economic growth (H.R. 5029), H2823 [22AP], H3101 [4MY]
———analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H3184-H3191 [5MY], H3425-H3432 [12MY], H4409 [14JN], H4744-H4746, H4750, H4751 [23JN], H5228 [30JN], H5970 [22JY], H6742-H6748 [15SE]
———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H175 [19JA], H197 [20JA], H303-H305 [21JA], H362 [26JA], H595 [4FE], H1012, H1018 [2MR], H2449 [25MR], H3518-H3523 [18MY], H3676-H3679 [20MY], H3757, H3802, H3805-H3807 [25MY], H3851-H3853 [26MY], H4249, H4250 [9JN], H4440, H4491, H4493, H4494, H4496 [15JN], H4603, H4605, H4607 [17JN], H4750 [23JN], H5224, H5225, H5294 [30JN], H5528, H5532-H5534 [13JY], H5597, H5599, H5600 [14JY], H5802-H5811 [20JY], H6049, H6050, H6051, H6147-H6153 [27JY], H6263, H6269 [28JY], H6650 [14SE], H6736, H6742 [15SE], H6773 [16SE]
———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5893), H6355-H6368 [29JY]
———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5893), consideration (H. Res. 1568), H6297-H6306 [29JY]
———create jobs through tax relief for small businesses, make unemployment benefits tax free, use repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for debt reduction, and reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 4513), H390 [27JA], H658 [23FE]
———define a value for the dollar to stimulate the economy and provide for a sound U.S. dollar (H.R. 835), H3465 [13MY]
———encourage investments in infrastructure (H.R. 6181), E1690 [22SE]
———express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery, H3315 [12MY], H3546 [19MY], H7457 [16NO]
———extension of tax cuts for upper-income households, H7650, H7651 [30NO], H8079-H8085 [7DE], H8092, H8247, H8249 [8DE], H8266 [9DE], H8523, H8527, H8528, H8559, H8564, H8565, H8568, H8569, H8571, H8572, H8574, H8577, H8581, H8584 [16DE]
———Government bailout of financial institutions, H376 [26JA], H638 [22FE], H2632 [15AP], H3130 [5MY], H3263 [6MY], H3535 [18MY], H4078 [27MY], H4237, H4238 [8JN], H4412 [14JN], H4497 [15JN], H4670 [22JN], H5244 [30JN]
———impact of failure to extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3637 [19MY], H3808 [25MY], H6165, H6167 [28JY], H6461 [30JY], H6630 [14SE], H6741, H6749-H6753 [15SE], H6792 [16SE], H6813 [22SE], H7199 [28SE], H7225, H7227 [29SE], H7403 [15NO], H7502, H7503, H7524, H7532 [17NO], H7552, H7580, H7590-H7594 [18NO], H7655, H7656 [30NO], H7761 [1DE], H8018-H8021 [2DE], H8250-H8252 [8DE], H8508-H8511 [15DE]
———impact of tax cuts, H111 [13JA], H539 [3FE], H2781, H2782 [21AP], H3444 [13MY], H3665 [20MY], H4326, H4327 [9JN], H4865 [24JN], H5910 [21JY], H5970 [22JY], H6138 [27JY], H7649, H7650, H7651, H7655 [30NO], H8015 [2DE]
———importance of job creation, H47 [13JA], H270, H304, H305 [21JA], H351, H358, H366 [26JA], H539-H542 [3FE], H630 [22FE], H651, H652, H653, H654, H655, H656, H659, H660, H661, H662, H663, H664, H665, H666, H667, H732 [23FE], H760, H794 [24FE], H936, H954 [26FE], H1011-H1016 [2MR], H1176 [9MR], H1224 [10MR], H1327 [11MR], H1362, H1386 [12MR], H1719 [19MR], H2263, H2264, H2275 [24MR], H2326-H2330 [25MR], H2529 [14AP], H2782 [21AP], H2818-H2822 [22AP], H2887 [27AP], H3084 [4MY], H3132, H3188, H3189 [5MY], H3316, H3425-H3432 [12MY], H3460, H3461, H3468 [13MY], H3547, H3548, H3633-H3637 [19MY], H3730-H3733 [24MY], H3749, H3751, H3752, H3753, H3754, H3758, H3759, H3764 [25MY], H3842 [26MY], H4093, H4094, H4096 [28MY], H4237-H4240 [8JN], H4249, H4250, H4251, H4316, H4318 [9JN], H4372 [10JN], H4437, H4440, H4441, H4447, H4480, H4486, H4487, H4491-H4497 [15JN], H4510 [16JN], H4670 [22JN], H4681 [23JN], H4782, H4783 [24JN], H4911, H4912, H4950 [29JN], H5227, H5230, H5288, H5289 [30JN], H5315, H5316 [1JY], H5505, H5520 [13JY], H5591, H5592, H5596-H5610 [14JY], H5679 [19JY], H5726, H5727, H5728, H5729, H5730, H5799-H5804 [20JY], H5821, H5823, H5824, H5905-H5912 [21JY], H5953, H5964-H5974 [22JY], H5988, H6029-H6035 [26JY], H6321 [29JY], H6688 [15SE], H6771-H6773 [16SE], H7528-H7537 [17NO], H7839-H7845 [1DE], H8508 [15DE], H8523 [16DE], E257 [25FE], E261 [26FE], E1074, E1075 [10JN]
———Jobs Now program funding, H2220 [23MR], H4092 [28MY]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H7759, H7760, H7761, H7762, H7763, H7850-H7852 [1DE], H7858, H7859-H7864, H7876-H7887 [2DE], H8079-H8085 [7DE], H8092, H8248-H8252, H8254, H8255 [8DE], H8266, H8280 [9DE], H8295 [14DE], H8356, H8357, H8358, H8359, H8508-H8517 [15DE], H8522, H8523, H8524, H8525-H8534, H8545-H8595 [16DE], H8600, H8777 [17DE], E2071 [7DE], E2098 [9DE], E2128 [14DE], E2178, E2186, E2189, E2190, E2195, E2200, E2202, E2206 [18DE], E2225, E2232 [21DE]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H653, H661, H664, H736 [23FE], H761 [24FE], H954 [26FE], H2649 [20AP], H3315 [12MY], H3469 [13MY], H5601 [14JY]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1137), H1115-H1123 [4MR]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H1111, H1125-H1147, H1151, H1152 [4MR], H1451, H1488, H1495 [16MR], H1555 [17MR], H2286 [24MR], E317 [5MR], E368 [12MR]
———national objectives priority assignments, H361-H368 [26JA], H390, H394-H398 [27JA], H527 [3FE], H2881 [27AP], H3633-H3637 [19MY], H4314-H4321 [9JN], H4446 [15JN], H5284-H5289, H5297 [30JN], H5528-H5535 [13JY], H5603-H5610 [14JY], H6270-H6276 [28JY], H6649 [14SE], H6742-H6748 [15SE], H6797-H6800 [16SE], H7000 [28SE]
———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts, H6687, H6733, H6735 [15SE], H6765, H6766, H6797-H6800 [16SE], H6812 [22SE], H6968-H6972, H6981-H6985 [23SE], H7216, H7217, H7219 [29SE], H7457 [16NO], H7535-H7537 [17NO], H7839-H7845 [1DE], E1872 [29SE]
———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3773), H8021 [2DE]
———prevent pending tax increases (H.R. 4746), H6596 [10AU], H7760 [1DE]
———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (H.R. 4529), H1915 [21MR], E950 [26MY], E1369 [20JY]
Education: allow a tax credit for qualified tuition and related expenses, H6048 [27JY]
———allow an increased credit for tuition and related expenses of certain individuals age 55 and older (H.R. 5557), H4600 [17JN]
Electric power: allow credit for installation of composite, recyclable power line poles (H.R. 5952), E1479 [29JY]
Electronic commerce: promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (H.R. 5649), E1255 [30JN]
Employment: allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (H.R. 1470), H1904 [21MR]
———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 3580), H3072 [29AP], H3438 [12MY], H3640 [19MY], H6869 [22SE], H7028, H7031 [28SE], H8929 [21DE]
———extend the making work pay credit (H.R. 3118), H7497 [16NO]
———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H5602 [14JY]
———limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (H.R. 2600), H5585 [14JY]
———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]
———provide for the eligibility of older workers for the work opportunity credit (H.R. 5558), H4600 [17JN]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2244 [23MR], H2281-H2299 [24MR], H2321 [25MR], H3469 [13MY], H4437, H4441 [15JN], H6031 [26JY], H6360 [29JY], E500, E507, E508 [25MR]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), consideration (H. Res. 1205), H2219-H2228 [23MR]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), motion to recommit, H2296, H2297 [24MR]
———retention of newly hired employee payroll tax exemption by companies working with professional employer organizations, H1917 [21MR]
Families and domestic relations: ensure all citizens pay a minimum Federal income tax, H2464 [13AP]
———extend estate tax relief, H8037 [7DE], H8513-H8517 [15DE], H8523, H8554, H8555, H8560, H8562, H8573-H8577 [16DE]
———permanently extend estate tax relief, H4487, H4488 [15JN]
———reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5764), E1339 [15JY]
———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 4528), E100 [27JA]
———terminate advance payment of the earned income tax credit, H5960 [22JY]
———terminate advance payment of the earned income tax credit (H.R. 5885), H6292-H6296 [29JY]
FDA: balance innovation and patient safety when approving medical devices, H3514 [18MY]
Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment, H6769-H6773 [16SE]
———prohibit telework for certain employees, certify telework savings, prohibit collective bargaining activities while teleworking, and ensure proper records management, H5587 [14JY], E1450 [28JY]
Federal-State relations: extend deduction for State and local sales taxes, H6166 [28JY]
Firefighters: clarify treatment of emergency service volunteers as independent contractors (H.R. 5537), E1118 [16JN]
Foreign currencies: impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (H.R. 5783), E1371 [20JY]
Foreign trade: impose a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes upon exports and authorize compensatory payments to eligible exporters if certain U.S. trade negotiating objectives are not met (H.R. 2927), H3177 [5MY]
Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury: impact of previous self-employment tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, H3305 [11MY], H3811 [25MY], H6037 [26JY]
Gulf of Mexico: exclude from gross income compensation provided by BP P.L.C., for victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (H.R. 5598), H5897 [21JY]
———Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion, H5289-H5293 [30JN], H5610, H5613 [14JY]
Haiti: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake (H.R. 4462), H211-H214, H235 [20JA], H532, H533, H535, H537 [3FE], E57, E60 [21JA], E87 [26JA], E143 [3FE]
Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H148, H177-H183 [19JA], H636, H637 [22FE], H1387, H1388 [12MR], H1740 [19MR], H1793 [20MR], H1876 [21MR], H2218, H2242 [23MR], H2479 [13AP], H5528 [13JY], H5679 [19JY], E506 [25MR]
———consult with Federal antitrust enforcement agencies to ensure healthy competitive market incentives relative to health care reform, E455 [23MR]
———ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (H. Res. 1188), H1601, H1602-H1604, H1605, H1608 [18MR], H1715, H1719 [19MR]
———establish health savings accounts for all citizens, H742, H743 [23FE], H1354 [11MR], H1904 [21MR]
———improve access to health care by allowing a deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals and expanding health savings accounts, H1464 [16MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H337 [26JA], H612, H626, H630-H643 [22FE], H653, H654, H655, H660, H661, H662, H663, H664, H665, H667, H731, H736 [23FE], H758, H759, H760, H761, H797, H798, H817 [24FE], H911-H920, H922-H929 [25FE], H952-H962 [26FE], H975, H1005-H1011, H1023 [2MR], H1033, H1034, H1088-H1101 [3MR], H1107, H1108, H1109, H1149, H1151, H1154, H1155, H1161-H1165 [4MR], E305 [4MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H301-H303 [21JA], H1174, H1177, H1213 [9MR], H1225, H1306-H1313 [10MR], H1326, H1327, H1340, H1348-H1355 [11MR], H1361, H1362, H1363, H1364-H1368, H1376, H1380, H1381, H1383, H1384-H1393 [12MR], H1399, H1400, H1401, H1412, H1413, H1422, H1430-H1439 [15MR], H1443, H1445, H1446, H1447, H1448, H1449, H1450, H1451, H1452, H1453, H1454, H1455, H1456, H1457, H1458, H1459, H1460, H1461, H1462, H1463, H1464, H1465, H1466, H1467, H1468, H1469, H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1474, H1480, H1488-H1491, H1499-H1516 [16MR], H1521, H1522, H1523, H1524, H1551, H1552, H1561, H1562, H1563-H1592 [17MR], H1597, H1598, H1599, H1600, H1601-H1609, H1627, H1628, H1629-H1653 [18MR], H1659, H1660, H1661, H1662, H1665-H1667, H1672-H1677, H1680-H1683, H1691, H1701-H1711, H1714, H1715, H1716-H1742 [19MR], H1747, H1748, H1749, H1763-H1767, H1770, H1775-H1816 [20MR], H1819, H1820, H1821, H1854-H2169 [21MR], H2175, H2176, H2177, H2192-H2213 [22MR], H2217, H2218, H2241, H2242, H2246, H2247, H2248, H2254-H2260 [23MR], H2264, H2265, H2266, H2276, H2277, H2311, H2315 [24MR], H2322, H2323, H2324, H2441, H2445 [25MR], H2464, H2479, H2488-H2495 [13AP], H2627, H2634-H2638 [15AP], H2671 [20AP], H2827-H2834, H2838-H2840 [22AP], H2880, H2884, H2886, H2887, H2888, H2889, H2890, H2891, H2892, H2893, H2894, H2895, H2911 [27AP], H2990-H2997 [28AP], H3108-H3115 [4MY], H3187, H3189, H3191 [5MY], H3265-H3270 [6MY], H3282 [11MY], H3331 [12MY], H3732 [24MY], H3795-H3802, H3813 [25MY], H3829, H3846 [26MY], H4078 [27MY], H4218, H4238 [8JN], H4404-H4409 [14JN], H4447 [15JN], H4512 [16JN], H4670 [22JN], H4749, H4773-H4776 [23JN], H4859-H4864 [24JN], H4912, H4915 [29JN], H5296 [30JN], H5703, H5709 [19JY], H5811 [20JY], H5964 [22JY], H6144-H6147, H6154 [27JY], H6166 [28JY], H6853 [22SE], H6972-H6981 [23SE], H7486-H7492 [16NO], H7528 [17NO], H8021 [2DE], E13 [12JA], E367 [12MR], E402 [17MR], E408, E413 [18MR], E418 [19MR], E437, E440, E441, E444, E447 [22MR], E454, E455, E457, E461, E462 [23MR], E473, E475, E477 [24MR], E533 [13AP], E567 [15AP], E618 [22AP], E1075 [10JN], E1300 [13JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1824-H1854 [21MR], E508-E510 [25MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, H1892 [21MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), H180 [19JA], H634 [22FE], H739, H741, H743 [23FE], H829 [24FE], H3798 [25MY], H5964 [22JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), pass (H.R. 5073), H8075-H8079 [7DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12, H13, H15, H17-H30 [12JA], H44, H45, H47, H124-H131 [13JA], H148, H173-H175, H177-H185, H187-H190 [19JA], H196, H197, H198, H243, H246, H248-H262 [20JA], H269, H271, H272, H301-H303, H306, H316-H323 [21JA], H355, H375-H381 [26JA], H392 [27JA], H430 [2FE], H476, H546 [3FE], H565, H566 [4FE], E38 [19JA], E66 [21JA], E90 [26JA]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), Senate amendments, H4829-H4841, H4858 [24JN], E1234, E1247 [30JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]
———prevent tax increases on medical devices, H1567, H1570 [17MR], H1707 [19MR], H3189 [5MY]
———provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and assist in the establishment of high risk pools (H.R. 3218), H912 [25FE]
———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 4944), H2582 [15AP], H4599 [17JN]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance, H4477, H4478 [15JN], H4599 [17JN]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (H.R. 4995), E529 [13AP]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (H.R. 5882), H6274, H6275 [28JY]
———repeal (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]
Hispanic Caucus Institute: alleged conflict of interest relative to board members being Members of Congress and sponsors of H. Res. 1430, tribute to Juan A. (Chi-Chi) Rodriguez, H7705, H7706 [30NO]
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H3683-H3685 [20MY], H4321-H4327 [9JN], H8253 [8DE]
———tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, E505 [25MR]
House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1487), H5212-H5222 [30JN]
Housing: allow first-time homebuyer credit for purchase of principal residence to replace a principal residence damaged or destroyed in a federally declared disaster (H.R. 5398), E935 [25MY]
———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 5623), H4936-H4939 [29JN]
———provide a credit for certain home purchases, H362 [26JA]
———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the first-time homebuyer tax credit (H.R. 4760), E303 [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]
Insurance: create refundable tax credits for low-income citizens purchasing health insurance, H1904 [21MR]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (H.R. 1619), H6884 [23SE]
———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (H.R. 2940), H2891 [27AP]
Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions, H6166 [28JY], H6288 [29JY], H7001, H7027, H7031 [28SE]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), H2649 [20AP], H3469 [13MY], H3634 [19MY], H3731 [24MY], H3754, H3757, H3759, H3761, H3762, H3763, H3791, H3795, H3804 [25MY], H3828, H3830, H3841 [26MY], H3874 [27MY], E281 [2MR], E750 [5MY], E939 [25MY]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1403), H4089-H4097 [28MY]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1550), H5926-H5938 [22JY]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment—same-day consideration (H. Res. 1537), H5885-H5892 [21JY]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), 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]
———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system, H4488 [15JN]
———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H2629-H2631 [15AP]
———simplify, H2857 [26AP]
———simplify and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible, H2563 [14AP], H3423 [12MY]
———terminate (H.R. 982), E571 [15AP]
International Organizations Immunities Act: extend to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo (H.R. 5139), H3612, H3613 [19MY]
Investments: exclude from personal holding company income dividends from foreign affiliates which are reinvested in the U.S. (H.R. 5473), E1029 [8JN]
———increase funding for individual development accounts through funds received by eliminating the domestic production tax deduction for coal and other hard mineral fossil fuels (H.R. 6067), E1508 [30JY]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (H.R. 5058), H3302 [11MY]
IRS: include in Form 1040 instruction booklet information relative to Federal Government revenues, spending, and public debt (H.R. 4943), E495 [25MR]
———prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (H.R. 5570), H4785, H4786, H4791, H4792 [24JN]
Medicare: ensure oversight of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E618 [22AP]
———exclude Independent Payment Advisory Board recommendations that would reduce payment rates for providers that receive an additional market basket cut on top of the productivity adjustment, E473 [24MR]
———reform the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E465 [24MR]
Members of Congress: negotiation of benefits granted to certain States in exchange for votes for passage of health care reform legislation, H1909 [21MR]
Morality and ethics: importance of accountability in government and society, H3262 [6MY], H3304-H3308 [11MY], H3536-H3538 [18MY], H6035-H6038 [26JY], E1552 [10AU]
Motor vehicles: allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases, H2487 [13AP]
———impose a vehicle mileage tax for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of the tax on taxable fuels (H.R. 6313), E1845 [29SE]
———provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts, H13 [12JA]
———repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (H.R. 6312), E1839 [29SE]
National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (H.R. 5574), E1160 [22JN]
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: recommendations, H7455, H7485 [16NO]
National objectives: provide permanent incentives for economic growth (H.R. 470), H655 [23FE]
National security: require all young persons to perform military or civilian service, allow induction to uniformed services during wartime, and make permanent favorable tax treatment of combat pay (H.R. 5741), H5665 [15JY]
News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H3018 [29AP]
———allegations of media bias in coverage of taxation issues, E2070 [7DE]
9/11 Health and Compensation Act: finance legislation through spending cuts instead of tax increases, H7255 [29SE]
Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H1735-H1738 [19MR], H2248 [23MR], H2508, H2562 [14AP], H2701 [21AP], H3007-H3012 [28AP], H5737, H5738, H5739 [20JY], H5988, H5989 [26JY], H6050 [27JY], H6583 [10AU], H6812 [22SE]
———host of televised bipartisan health care summit, H935 [26FE], H1018 [2MR]
———proposal to establish deficit commission by Executive order, H247 [20JA]
———proposal to host televised bipartisan health care summit, H631-H636 [22FE], H654, H655, H738, H741, H743 [23FE], H758, H760, H817-H822, H825, H827, H829, H830 [24FE]
Oil Pollution Act: authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (S. 3473), H4336-H4342, H4381 [10JN], H5914 [21JY]
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: modify rate of tax, H4182 [28MY], H4587 [16JN]
OPM: authority to provide oversight and set premiums of multi-State health insurance plans, H1906 [21MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (H.R. 5882), H6274 [28JY]
———impact on health care costs, H2889, H2890 [27AP], H3444 [13MY], H6883, H6884 [23SE]
———promote accountability and transparency concerning implementation, H7487, H7490 [16NO]
———repeal, H2258 [23MR], H2464 [13AP], H2786 [21AP], H2840 [22AP], H2887, H2889, H2890 [27AP], H2992 [28AP], H3765, H3799 [25MY], H3828 [26MY], H4319 [9JN], H4442 [15JN], H6048 [27JY], H6766 [16SE], H7402, H7427-H7429 [15NO], H7490 [16NO], H7585 [18NO], H8073, H8074, H8079 [7DE], H8252, H8253 [8DE], H8931 [21DE]
———repeal (H.R. 4901), H2311 [24MR]
———repeal (H.R. 4903), H2177 [22MR]
———repeal (H.R. 4944), H2582 [15AP], H4599 [17JN]
———repeal (H.R. 4972), H3270 [6MY], H4775 [23JN], H6146 [27JY], H6275 [28JY], H6867 [22SE]
———repeal (H.R. 5073), H8075-H8079 [7DE]
———repeal (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]
———repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (H.R. 5126), H3131 [5MY], H4251 [9JN], H8077 [7DE]
———repeal specific provisions, H2296, H2297 [24MR]
Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (H.R. 3936), H3766 [25MY]
———expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (H.R. 6099), E1567 [10AU]
———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (H.R. 6484), E2127 [14DE]
———provide funding relief to multiemployer defined benefit plans, E1257 [30JN]
———treat certain employee-funded pensions the same as qualified trusts for purposes of unrelated debt-financed income derived from real property and increase limit on elective deferrals to such pensions (H.R. 6056), E1522 [30JY]
Petroleum: deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (H.R. 6031), H6491 [30JY]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 5644), E1252 [30JN]
Populist Caucus: agenda, H1011-H1017 [2MR]
Power resources: extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol, H8525 [16DE]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions, H4319 [9JN]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions (H.R. 4226), H3212 [6MY], E766 [5MY]
———modify the energy credit for microturbine property (H.R. 6515), E2101 [9DE]
———national energy policy, H909 [25FE], H2323 [25MR], H7203 [28SE]
———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for financing clean energy improvements under State and local property assessed clean energy programs (H.R. 4155), H2313-H2315 [24MR]
———promote production and use of ethanol, E1358 [19JY], E1366 [20JY]
———secure U.S. energy future, provide incentives for domestic production of clean energy technology, achieve meaningful pollution reductions, and create jobs, H4590 [16JN]
———temporarily increase investment tax credit for geothermal energy property (H.R. 5612), E1220 [28JN]
Public debt: allow an individual to designate $3 on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt (H.R. 5497), H4334 [10JN]
Public utilities: provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities, H2294 [24MR]
———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (H.R. 537), H1304 [10MR]
Railroads: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit, H3206 [6MY], H3666 [20MY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (H.R. 1132), H2987 [28AP], H3131 [5MY], H3315 [12MY], H3546 [19MY], E623 [22AP], E881, E886 [19MY], E980 [28MY]
———provide an incentive to encourage the replacement of inefficient, outdated freight railcars with greener, more fuel efficient vehicles (H.R. 5478), E1033 [8JN]
Rangel, Representative: censure (H. Res. 1737), H7891-H7899, H8016-H8018 [2DE], H8036 [7DE], E2060 [2DE], E2065 [7DE]
———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure, H3304 [11MY], H6035 [26JY], H6600-H6603 [10AU]
Rates, H13 [12JA], H109 [13JA], H186 [19JA], H359 [26JA], H654, H740 [23FE], H2483-H2488 [13AP], H2508, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2512, H2556, H2557 [14AP], H2582, H2583, H2584, H2588-H2592, H2622-H2638 [15AP], H2649 [20AP], H2703, H2781-H2786 [21AP], H2820-H2822 [22AP], H2872-H2875 [26AP], H3131, H3191 [5MY], H3263 [6MY], H3461 [13MY], H4619 [17JN], H4654, H4656 [22JN], H4681 [23JN], H5606, H5608 [14JY], H5725 [20JY], H5824, H5908-H5912 [21JY], H5989 [26JY], H6047, H6049, H6050, H6153 [27JY], H6615, H6617 [10AU], H6688, H6689 [15SE], H6812, H6813 [22SE], H6884 [23SE], H7000 [28SE], H7216, H7218 [29SE], H7423 [15NO], H7497 [16NO], E561, E563 [15AP], E575 [16AP]
Real estate: allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (H.R. 4256), H3084 [4MY]
———exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (H.R. 5901), H6429-H6431 [29JY]
———exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (H.R. 5901), Senate amendments, H8977 [22DE]
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation, E1582 [14SE]
———anniversary of establishing legislation (H. Res. 1595), H6696, H6697 [15SE], E1664 [16SE], E1745 [24SE]
Renewable energy: expand definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer credit and special allowance for plant property (H.R. 4168), H7070-H7073 [28SE], E1857 [29SE]
———extend credit for producing electricity from open-loop biomass, E2211 [21DE]
———promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (H.R. 6344), E1813 [29SE]
———provide for an investment credit for biofuel facilities (H.R. 5142), H5306 [1JY]
———repeal limitation on issuance of new clean renewable energy bonds and terminate eligibility of governmental bodies to issue such bonds (H.R. 6117), E1603 [14SE]
Republican Party: national agenda, H189 [19JA], H2941 [28AP], H3855 [26MY], H4485-H4490, H4494-H4497 [15JN], H4958-H4963 [29JN], H5735 [20JY], H6867-H6869 [22SE], H6969-H6972 [23SE], H7218, H7366 [29SE], H7420 [15NO], H7503 [17NO], H7645, H7650 [30NO], H8251 [8DE], H8777-H8782 [17DE]
Research: permanently extend the research and development credit, H1366 [12MR], H3128 [5MY], H4096 [28MY], E750 [5MY]
Revenues: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H1444 [16MR], H2563 [14AP], H2872-H2875 [26AP], H3517 [18MY], H4654 [22JN]
Schools: allow a refundable credit to issuers of qualified school construction bonds, H1488 [16MR]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (H.R. 1557), H247 [20JA], H358 [26JA], H596-H599 [4FE], E973 [28MY]
Securities: modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), H7064-H7070 [28SE]
———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), Senate amendment, H8412-H8418 [15DE]
Small business: allow certain small businesses to defer payment of tax (H.R. 2490), E140 [3FE]
———establish a tax, regulatory, and legal structure that encourages small businesses to expand and innovate (H.R. 5109), E626 [22AP]
———establish exemptions to information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H6812 [22SE]
———establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (H.R. 4309), H307 [21JA]
———prohibit conversion of private employees working on military bases to public employees to encourage growth, H3884 [27MY]
———provide incentives for small business job creation (H.R. 5486), H4469-H4479 [15JN], E1165 [22JN]
———provide incentives for small business job creation (H.R. 5486), consideration (H. Res. 1436), H4447-H4454 [15JN]
———provide incentives for small business job creation (H.R. 5486), motion to recommit, H4477, H4478 [15JN], H4599 [17JN]
———provide relief (H.R. 1763), H4485, H4489 [15JN]
———provide support for small business concerns, H2823 [22AP]
———provide tax relief, ease regulatory burden, and provide expanded access to credit (H.R. 5554), H5727, H5730 [20JY]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H6812 [22SE], H6887, H6934-H6937, H6972 [23SE], H7456 [16NO], H7528 [17NO]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 5141), H2888 [27AP], H5522 [13JY], H6596 [10AU], H7578 [18NO]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5982), H6470-H6482 [30JY]
———tax rates, H6688 [15SE]
Social Security: provide a temporary payroll tax reduction, H8526, H8558, H8560-H8565, H8576 [16DE], H8777 [17DE]
States: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (H.R. 4693), H837 [25FE]
Taxpayers: reduce burdens and enhance protections (H.R. 4994), H2531-H2535 [14AP], E550, E551, E566 [15AP], E691 [28AP]
———reduce burdens and enhance protections (H.R. 4994), Senate amendments, H8267-H8274 [9DE], E2118 [13DE], E2133 [14DE]
Tea Party movement: agenda, H5824 [21JY]
Telephones: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 2203), H2649 [20AP]
Tennessee: State policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1888 [21MR]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (S. 1147), H1526-H1535 [17MR], E412 [18MR]
Transportation: improve commuting and transportation options (H.R. 3271), H5586 [14JY]
Unemployment: exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement plans during periods of unemployment in 2009, 2010, and 2011 (H.R. 6457), E2001 [29NO]
———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (H.R. 4718), H2651-H2654 [20AP]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (S. 3664), S6440 [28JY], S8452 [3DE]
Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S1493 [15MR], S3797-S3800 [17MY], S4796, S4797 [10JN], S4872-S4876 [14JN], S4899-S4901 [15JN], S4953 [16JN], S5508 [29JN], S5638 [30JN], S6268 [27JY], S7604 [28SE], S8017-S8019 [18NO]
———provide a point of order against adding legislation establishing a global warming pollution emission cap and trade program to other legislation unless previously approved by the Senate (S. 3655), S6269 [27JY]
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), S1756 [18MR], S1759 [19MR], S7389 [23SE], S8622 [8DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8445-S8468, S8474 [3DE], S8513-S8535 [4DE], S8545, S8553 [6DE], S8596 [7DE], S8628-S8631, S8634 [8DE], S8669, S8701-S8708 [9DE], S8735-S8781 [10DE], S8838-S8847, S8849, S8946 [13DE], S8964-S8966, S8969-S8972, S8976-S8979, S8985, S8992-S8999, S9001-S9021, S9278 [14DE], S10237-S10241, S10244-S10256 [15DE], S10401-S10404 [16DE], S10423 [17DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S8458 [3DE], S9015 [14DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment—unanimous-consent request, S8978 [14DE], S10255 [15DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), unanimous-consent agreement, S7388 [23SE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), unanimous-consent request, S4507 [27MY], S5253, S5256, S5258 [22JN], S5420 [24JN], S5681 [30JN], S6189 [22JY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4915), S8329 [1DE], S10696 [18DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4915), unanimous-consent request, S2140 [26MR], S8287 [30NO], S8328 [1DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4957), unanimous-consent agreement, S2151 [26MR]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 5147), S2768 [28AP]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 5611), S5716 [30JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 5900), S6541-S6543 [30JY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 6190), S7454 [24SE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 6473), S10696 [18DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority (S. 3187), S2104 [25MR]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (H.R. 5034), S6863 [5AU]
Alternative minimum tax: provide individuals relief, S4640 [8JN], S4913 [15JN], S7104 [15SE]
American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: strike section on employment tax treatment of professional service businesses, S5416-S5419 [24JN]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: establish more efficient management and transparency in programs created by stimulus funds, S1215 [5MR], S1329 [10MR]
Armed Forces: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S7-S10, S12, S30, S36 [20JA], S211 [26JA], S457-S460 [4FE], S827-S836 [1MR]
Aviation: require air carriers and ticket agents to notify consumers of taxes and fees applicable to airline tickets and prohibit imposition of fuel surcharges that do not correlate to fuel costs, S1585 [16MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws, S3017-S3019, S3026-S3028 [3MY]
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, S31-S35 [20JA], S79-S83, S94-S96, S102-S104, S106-S108 [21JA], S138 [22JA], S168-S174, S177, S179-S181 [25JA], S213-S221, S245 [26JA], S281, S282 [28JA], S5840 [14JY]
———exclude Social Security programs from consideration, S74-S77, S82 [21JA], S168 [25JA], S215-S221 [26JA]
———prohibit fast-track procedures for consideration of commission recommendations, S178 [25JA], S215 [26JA]
Brainard, Lael: impact of previous tax errors on suitability to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, S2441 [20AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, S4903 [15JN]
———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S282, S283 [28JA], S353 [29JA], S683-S685 [23FE], S719 [24FE], S1007 [3MR], S1294 [9MR]
———deficit, S1301 [9MR], S2360-S2362 [15AP], S5219 [22JN], S7332 [22SE], S8745 [10DE]
———finance additional unemployment insurance and other Federal programs through certain tax loophole closures, S2341, S2346 [15AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1783-S1790, S1798, S1799 [22MR], S1819, S1821-S1867 [23MR], S1923-S2012 [24MR], S2069-S2089 [25MR], S2158 [26MR], S2753 [28AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), motion to commit, S1838-S1841, S1846-S1849 [23MR], S1924, S1937-S1940, S1959, S1994-S1998, S2000, S2005 [24MR], S2075, S2076 [25MR]
———reconciliation process, S688 [23FE]
Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, S284 [28JA], S2143 [26MR], S8756-S8758 [10DE]
Business and industry: allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs, S1001 [3MR], S1151 [4MR]
———effect of health care legislation on professional employer organizations, S1989 [24MR]
———eliminate oil and gas company preferences (S. 3405), S4898, S4934 [15JN]
———eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S1352 [10MR], S7068-S7071 [14SE]
———extend the special depreciation allowances for certain property (S. 3513), S5203 [21JN]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R 1586), S1721 [18MR]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S726 [24FE], S1340-S1352 [10MR], S1427-S1432, S1434, S1443-S1450 [11MR], S1582-S1607 [16MR], S1644, S1647-S1649, S1652-S1660, S1664 [17MR], S1693-S1707, S1713-S1718-S1723, S1731-S1736 [18MR], S1760, S1763, S1764, S1772-S1775 [19MR], S1790-S1810 [22MR], S1868 [23MR], S5809 [14JY], S7736 [29SE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6498 [29JY], S6558, S6565-S6567, S6572, S6573 [2AU], S6605 [3AU], S6678-S6685 [4AU], S6760, S6762-S6767, S6872 [5AU]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment— unanimous-consent agreement, S6642 [3AU]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S6554 [30JY]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), motion to commit, S6739 [4AU]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), unanimous-consent agreement, S1452 [11MR], S1683 [17MR]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), unanimous-consent request, S736 [24FE], S1446 [11MR]
———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit deduction allowable for such bonuses, S989, S990 [3MR], S1147-S1149 [4MR], S1287 [9MR], S2994-S2997 [30AP], S3580 [12MY]
———protect aircraft and small aviation products industry from unfair foreign competition, S6294 [27JY], S6491-S6493 [29JY]
———provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers (S. 2955), S254 [26JA]
———provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers (S. 2973), S394-S396 [1FE], S430 [2FE]
———provide an employee payroll tax cut, S1142, S1151 [4MR]
———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S413 [2FE], S999-S1001 [3MR], S5069-S5071 [17JN]
———reduce corporate tax rates, S7489-S7492 [27SE]
———require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (H.R. 5552), S5718 [30JN], S5721 [12JY], S6975 [5AU]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (S. 632), S7672 [29SE]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S5807 [14JY]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 506), S1635 [17MR], S1745-S1747 [18MR]
Cayman Islands: assessment as a tax secrecy jurisdiction that allows citizens and companies to avoid taxes and other financial disclosures, S4721, S4723 [9JN]
Coal: extend coal-to-liquid fuel credit, S5177-S5179 [21JN]
———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, S1246 [8MR]
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on foreign use of U.S. entities to bring suspect funds into the U.S. (S. Res. 445), S1207, S1209 [4MR]
Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S189 [25JA], S1866 [23MR]
Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S10951, S11012, S11013, S11024-S11026 [22DE]
———efficacy of comprehensive legislation rather than individual reform to address legislative priorities, S62 [21JA]
———legislative priorities, S7916 [17NO], S8310 [1DE], S8358 [2DE], S8622 [8DE], S10422, S10476-S10479 [17DE]
Conservation of energy: improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial, building, and vehicle energy efficiency, domestic manufacturing, renewable electricity, and carbon capture and sequestration, S9009 [14DE]
———provide financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit buildings with energy efficient equipment and materials (S. 3079), S1175 [4MR]
Conservation of natural resources: increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (S. 3640), S6203 [22JY]
Consumers: provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (S. 3215), S2381 [15AP]
Contracts: discrimination against minority- and women-owned businesses in airport related contracts, S1606 [16MR]
Corporations: repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S7461-S7465, S7467, S7469, S7494 [27SE], S7580 [28SE]
Cosmetology: expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (S. 3430), S4444 [26MY], S4615 [7JN]
Courts: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (S. 3989), S8299 [30NO]
Democratic Party: national agenda, S1224 [5MR], S4587 [7JN], S5141-S5143 [18JN], S6558 [2AU], S7004-S7008 [13SE]
Dept. of Defense: ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (H.R. 4887), S2213 [12AP]
———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (S. 3148), S1814 [22MR], S2096 [25MR]
———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (S. 3148), unanimous-consent request, S2003 [24MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: Build America Bonds funding, S1503 [15MR], S1575, S1577-S1579, S1584, S1586 [16MR]
———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (S. 3007), S570 [11FE]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), S8172 [19NO], S8294 [30NO], S8637 [8DE]
Ecology and environment: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes, S1499 [15MR]
Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S110 [21JA], S136 [22JA], S5256 [22JN], S5801 [14JY], S7079 [14SE], S7106 [15SE], S7406 [23SE], S7468 [27SE], S7881 [15NO]
———encourage investments in infrastructure, S8737, S8742, S8758, S8777, S8780 [10DE]
———extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide estate tax relief, S8671-S8673 [9DE]
———extension of tax cuts for upper-income households, S8703-S8708 [9DE], S8735, S8738-S8740, S8743, S8744, S8774-S8776, S8778-S8781 [10DE], S8840-S8844 [13DE], S8992, S9005, S9012 [14DE], S10252-S10255 [15DE]
———Government bailout of financial institutions, S5801 [14JY], S8740-S8742 [10DE]
———impact of failure to extend Bush administration tax cuts, S6461 [29JY], S7077 [14SE], S7106 [15SE], S7309-S7311, S7327, S7332-S7334, S7342 [22SE], S7410 [23SE], S7463, S7468, S7470-S7472 [27SE], S7876 [15NO], S8051 [18NO], S8273 [30NO], S8317 [1DE], S8358, S8363-S8365, S8380 [2DE]
———impact of tax cuts, S785 [25FE], S5806 [14JY], S6177-S6179 [22JY], S6233, S6236-S6238 [26JY], S7406 [23SE], S8314-S8316 [1DE], S8364, S8366, S8381, S8383-S8390 [2DE]
———importance of job creation, S112 [21JA], S137 [22JA], S222 [26JA], S363 [1FE], S413, S414, S429 [2FE], S846 [1MR], S1283 [9MR], S1435 [11MR], S2137 [26MR], S2189 [12AP], S4599, S4600 [7JN], S5414-S5418 [24JN], S5721 [12JY], S5808, S5822 [14JY], S6132 [22JY], S6238 [26JY], S7017, S7018 [13SE], S7079 [14SE], S7103, S7123 [15SE], S7405, S7408 [23SE]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8445-S8468, S8474 [3DE], S8513-S8535 [4DE], S8545, S8553 [6DE], S8596 [7DE], S8622, S8628-S8631, S8634 [8DE], S8669, S8701-S8708 [9DE], S8735-S8781 [10DE], S8838-S8847, S8849 [13DE], S8964-S8966, S8969-S8972, S8976-S8979, S8985, S8992-S8999, S9001-S9021, S9278 [14DE], S10237-S10241, S10244-S10256 [15DE], S10401-S10404 [16DE], S10423 [17DE]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), 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]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S693 [23FE]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment—unanimous-consent request, S682 [23FE]
———national objectives priority assignments, S10-S13 [20JA], S7386 [23SE]
———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts, S7476, S7481 [27SE]
———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3773), S7004-S7007, S7048 [13SE], S7052, S7077 [14SE], S7106 [15SE], S7309 [22SE], S7678 [29SE], S7917 [17NO], S8009, S8020-S8023 [18NO], S8312-S8314, S8325-S8338 [1DE], S8475 [3DE]
———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3975), S8108 [18NO], S8111 [19NO]
Education: allow above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and certification expenses of individuals becoming science, technology, engineering, or math teachers (S. 3445), S4545 [27MY]
Employment: allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes, S7151 [16SE]
———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), S7301 [21SE], S7303 [22SE], S7406 [23SE], S8335 [1DE]
———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7438 [24SE], S7455-S7459, S7461-S7470, S7473-S7483, S7486-S7498 [27SE], S7565, S7580-S7585 [28SE], S7701, S7702 [29SE]
———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent request, S7480 [27SE]
———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), unanimous-consent request, S7438 [24SE]
———extend exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires (S. 3623), S8332-S8334 [1DE]
———provide a payroll tax holiday for employers moving jobs to the U.S. from overseas, S7463, S7469 [27SE]
———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]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), unanimous-consent request, S7148, S7149 [16SE], S10247 [15DE]
———retention of newly hired employee payroll tax exemption by companies working with professional employer organizations, S1501 [15MR]
Families and domestic relations: extend estate tax relief, S8761, S8776 [10DE], S8979 [14DE], S10245, S10247 [15DE]
———permanently extend estate tax relief, S4640 [8JN], S5047-S5049 [16JN], S5250 [22JN], S6062, S6066 [21JY], S6178 [22JY], S7463 [27SE]
———promote the earned income tax credit, S475 [4FE]
———reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes (S. 3533), S5761 [13JY], S5839 [14JY], S6007 [20JY], S6054 [21JY]
———repeal estate tax, S106 [21JA]
———retain estate tax, S5244-S5246 [22JN]
———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), S5 [20JA]
Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (S. 3790), S7136, S7141 [15SE], S7143 [16SE], S7672 [29SE]
Federal Unemployment Tax Act: waive penalties on employers in States that borrow money from the Dept. of Labor to pay unemployment benefits, S2189 [12AP]
Federal-State relations: extend deduction for State and local sales taxes, S692 [23FE]
———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes, S7484 [27SE], S7717, S7718 [29SE]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited sales, use, and retailers' occupation tax holiday, S1146, S1152 [4MR]
Financial institutions: limit certain executive compensation paid by systemically significant financial institutions, S2189 [12AP], S2409 [19AP]
———require all financial companies put into receivership to be liquidated, S2779-S2781 [29AP]
Government regulations: modify the penalties for failure to disclose certain reportable transactions and for submitting a bad check to the IRS, and modify certain rules relative to Federal vendors (S. 2917), S541 [9FE]
Gulf Coast States: allow businesses affected by oil spill to carry back losses for 5 years, S6568 [2AU]
Haiti: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake (H.R. 4462), S105 [21JA]
———accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake (S. 2931), S26 [20JA], S166 [22JA]
———accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake (S. 2936), S560 [11FE]
Health: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles, S2011 [24MR]
———constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S1984, S2012 [24MR], S6599 [3AU]
———exempt pediatric medical devices from the medical device tax, S4728, S4733 [9JN]
———extend enhancements to health coverage tax credit, S8978 [14DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S547 [11FE], S612 [22FE], S677 [23FE], S717 [24FE], S758-S760, S766-S768, S771 [25FE], S898 [2MR], S974-S978, S991 [3MR], S1125-S1141, S1154-S1156, S1159, S1163 [4MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S7-S10, S12, S30, S36, S39 [20JA], S211 [26JA], S457-S460 [4FE], S529 [9FE], S827-S836 [1MR], S1243, S1246 [8MR], S1273-S1276, S1283, S1286, S1297-S1302, S1306 [9MR], S1321-S1327, S1333 [10MR], S1415, S1421-S1426, S1437-S1443, S1451 [11MR], S1489, S1505-S1512 [15MR], S1565, S1576, S1577, S1580-S1582 [16MR], S1635, S1642 [17MR], S1685-S1693, S1705-S1713, S1716, S1725-S1728 [18MR], S1760-S1763, S1767-S1772 [19MR], S1783-S1790, S1798, S1799 [22MR], S1819, S1820, S1829, S1835, S1841, S1855-S1859, S1864-S1867 [23MR], S2012-S2015 [24MR], S2096 [25MR], S2142, S2157, S2158 [26MR], S2185, S2187, S2200, S2203 [12AP], S2235, S2236 [13AP], S2257 [14AP], S2487-S2489 [21AP], S2560 [22AP], S2678-S2680 [27AP], S3123 [5MY], S3570, S3571, S3579 [12MY], S3853-S3855 [18MY], S3961 [19MY], S4111 [24MY], S4166 [25MY], S4399 [26MY], S4630-S4633, S4639, S4647-S4650 [8JN], S4954-S4956 [16JN], S5165 [21JN], S5226, S5227 [22JN], S5283-S5285, S5302 [23JN], S5661 [30JN], S5723-S5729 [12JY], S5754-S5758 [13JY], S6051 [21JY], S6371-S6373 [28JY], S6511 [29JY], S7200 [20SE], S7391, S7407, S7412-S7414 [23SE], S7438 [24SE], S7477 [27SE], S7932 [17NO], S8268 [30NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S5150, S5151 [18JN], S5226 [22JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), unanimous-consent request, S5096 [17JN]
———prohibit tax increases on medical devices, S1965, S2001 [24MR]
———prohibit tax increases on pediatric devices and assistive medical devices for individuals with disabilities, S1965-S1968, S2001 [24MR]
———recognize religious and spiritual care as a medical expense eligible for tax deduction through health insurance plans in the exchanges, S2235, S2236 [13AP]
———repeal limitation on itemized medical expense deductions, S2009 [24MR]
———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (S. 3501), S7931 [17NO]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: economic impact on Tennessee State budget, S1980 [24MR]
———repeal Patient Center Outcomes Research Institute, CMS Innovation Center, U.S. Preventive Service Task Force, and Independent Payment Advisory Board provisions, S2005 [24MR]
———repeal tax on unearned investment income Medicare contribution (S. 3712), S6887 [5AU]
Health care professionals: provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (S. 3621), S6079 [21JY]
Housing: expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit, S8269 [30NO]
———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 5623), S5631 [29JN], S5638, S5651, S5679 [30JN]
———extend Gulf Opportunity Zone low-income housing tax credit, S920 [2MR], S1003, S1004 [3MR], S10240, S10241, S10245, S10247-S10249 [15DE]
———extend the time for closing on a principal residence eligible for the first-time homebuyer credit, S4877 [14JN], S4970, S4971 [16JN], S5096, S5097 [17JN]
———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (S. 3141), S1752 [18MR]
Hydroelectric power: extend certain Federal benefits and income tax provisions to energy generated by hydropower resources (S. 3571), S5790 [13JY]
Immigration: reform fees and taxes of certain visa programs, S6839 [5AU], S6997-S6999 [12AU]
Income: express that the value added tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery, S2351, S2364 [15AP]
Insurance: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance, S1853 [23MR]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (H.R. 2625), S2417 [19AP]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (S. 1153), S5312 [23JN]
Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions, S677-S679 [23FE], S723 [24FE], S7384 [23SE], S7484 [27SE], S8270 [30NO]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), S822 [26FE], S825, S836-S854 [1MR], S925 [2MR], S973, S974, S976-S1013 [3MR], S1126, S1138, S1141-S1156, S1158-S1164 [4MR], S1211-S1215, S1222-S1225, S1240 [5MR], S1246, S1253, S1257, S1271 [8MR], S1276-S1297, S1302, S1303, S1306, S1307 [9MR], S1327-S1332, S1336-S1340 [10MR], S1453 [11MR], S1496 [15MR], S1636 [17MR], S1736 [18MR], S4398, S4471 [26MY], S4488 [27MY]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), 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]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), House amendment—motion to refer, S5084 [17JN], S5300, S5305 [23JN]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), unanimous-consent agreement, S775 [25FE], S4959 [16JN], S5976 [15JY]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), unanimous-consent request, S1288 [9MR]
———extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3793), S7183 [16SE], S7187 [20SE], S7390, S7391 [23SE]
———extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3793), unanimous-consent request, S7383 [23SE]
———extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3985), S8251 [29NO], S8258 [30NO], S8363-S8365 [2DE]
———extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3985), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8617, S8627, S8628 [8DE], S8739, S8744, S8746, S8752, S8778 [10DE]
———extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3985), unanimous-consent request, S8363 [2DE]
———extend expiring tax cuts, S6762-S6764, S6766 [5AU]
———offset costs of extending certain expiring provisions by eliminating wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S5076, S5089-S5095 [17JN]
———simplify and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible (S. 3018), S2360 [15AP], S6490, S6491 [29JY], S7882-S7884 [15NO]
———use funds saved from eliminating unnecessary and duplicate Federal programs to offset revenues lost from the extension of certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S984, S1011 [3MR]
———use unspent stimulus funds to offset revenues lost from the extension of certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S984, S1010 [3MR]
International Organizations Immunities Act: extend to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo (H.R. 5139), S4104 [20MY]
IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (S. 3786), S7135 [15SE]
Kagan, Elena: involvement in evaluation of health care reform legislation or pending lawsuits in role as Solicitor General relative to possible recusals as Supreme Court Justice, S5812-S5814 [14JY]
Local government: repeal sunset on marriage penalty relief and make election to deduct State and local sales taxes permanent, S2010 [24MR]
Members of Congress: disclose delinquent tax liability, require an ethics inquiry, and garnish wages of a Member with Federal tax liability (S. 3791), S7136, S7141 [15SE], S7143 [16SE], S7672 [29SE]
Motor vehicles: extend and modify alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (S. 3876), S7794 [29SE]
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: recommendations, S8453 [3DE], S8540-S8542 [6DE], S8628, S8630, S8634 [8DE], S8849 [13DE]
Native Americans: encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native corporations, S1013 [3MR]
———encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native corporations (S. 1673), S11027 [22DE]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S18-S21 [20JA], S170 [25JA]
———evaluation of economic policies, S210, S211 [26JA], S4871 [14JN], S6002 [20JY], S7187-S7189 [20SE], S7456 [27SE]
———State of the Union Message, S274 [28JA], S359-S362 [29JA], S555-S557 [11FE]
Oil Pollution Act: authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (S. 3473), S4785 [9JN]
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: modify rate of tax, S4715-S4717 [9JN], S4897, S4903 [15JN], S4952 [16JN], S5081 [17JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: reform management of energy and mineral resources, improve oil spill compensation, and terminate moratorium on deepwater drilling (S. 3643), S6226 [22JY], S6229 [26JY], S6346, S6348, S6365-S6367 [28JY]-S6544 [30JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow lawfully permanent residents who are ineligible for Medicaid to receive tax credits to purchase health insurance, S2079 [25MR]
———ensure taxes on Medicare, wages and unearned income are indexed for inflation, S2074 [25MR]
———exempt small businesses from taxes and requirements of health care mandates, S1846-S1849 [23MR], S1960, S1994, S1995 [24MR]
———impact on health care costs, S3570 [12MY], S7075-S7077 [14SE]
———impact on small businesses, S5243, S5244 [22JN]
———implementation of Patient's Bill of Rights, S7391, S7412-S7414 [23SE]
———prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels, S1838-S1841 [23MR], S1994 [24MR]
———prohibit tax on net investment income, S1959, S2000 [24MR]
———provide inflation adjustment for additional hospital insurance tax on high-income taxpayers, S2077 [25MR]
———repeal, S1978, S1979, S2004 [24MR], S4727 [9JN], S6369-S6371 [28JY], S6837 [5AU], S7074-S7077 [14SE], S7369 [23SE], S7930, S7931 [17NO]
———repeal (S. 3147), S1847 [23MR]
———repeal (S. 3152), S1819, S1821 [23MR]
———repeal taxable year limitation on small business tax credit, S2078 [25MR]
———repeal unwarranted provisions and more efficiently use taxpayer dollars in health care spending (S. 3239), S2519 [21AP]
———waive penalty on hiring previously unemployed individuals, S1957, S1999 [24MR]
Pensions: expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (S. 3760), S6904 [5AU]
———reform funding rules, S1291 [9MR]
Petroleum: gasoline tax, S5508 [29JN], S5824 [14JY]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (S. 3681), S6551 [30JY]
Power resources: allow use of renewable energy bonds to finance clean energy infrastructure in rural communities (S. 3438), S4539 [27MY]
———encourage implementation of thermal energy infrastructure (S. 3626), S6083 [21JY]
———encourage research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, S1611 [16MR]
———ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol (S. 622), S8452 [3DE]
———expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit (S. 3324), S8328 [1DE]
———expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit (S. 3324), unanimous-consent request, S8328 [1DE]
———extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol, S6231-S6233 [26JY], S8213 [29NO], S8365, S8366 [2DE]
———extend credit for production of biodiesel, S608 [22FE], S3081 [4MY], S4507 [27MY], S8841, S8846 [13DE]
———extend incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel, S4640 [8JN], S5258 [22JN], S7144-S7149 [16SE]
———provide incentives for clean energy manufacturing to reduce emissions, to produce renewable energy, and to promote conservation (S. 3738), S6896 [5AU]
———reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), S7300 [21SE], S7303 [22SE]
———reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), motion to proceed, S7729 [29SE], S7877-S7879 [15NO]
———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]
———secure U.S. energy future, provide incentives for domestic production of clean energy technology, achieve meaningful pollution reductions, and create jobs, S3797-S3800 [17MY], S3955 [19MY], S4822-S4825, S4833 [10JN], S4873 [14JN], S5508 [29JN], S8367-S8369 [2DE]
———temporarily increase investment tax credit for geothermal energy property (S. 3788), S7136 [15SE]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With New Zealand: ratification, S5976 [15JY]
Rates, S25 [20JA], S2333, S2340, S2344, S2360, S2367 [15AP], S3323 [6MY], S4640 [8JN], S5085-S5089 [17JN], S5219 [22JN], S6147 [22JY], S6236-S6238 [26JY], S7117-S7119 [15SE], S7882 [15NO], S8330-S8338 [1DE]
———make permanent the extension of capital gains and dividend rates, S5084 [17JN], S5300 [23JN]
———make permanent the extension of capital gains rates, S7329 [22SE]
Real estate: allow expensing of certain real property (H.R. 3178) (S. 3083), S1230-S1233 [5MR]
———allow expensing of certain real property (S. 3083), S5255 [22JN]
———exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (H.R. 5901), S6595, S6596 [2AU], S6598 [3AU], S10443 [17DE]
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation, S7023 [13SE], S7081 [14SE]
Renewable energy: expand definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer credit and special allowance for plant property (H.R. 4168), S7774 [29SE], S7871 [15NO]
———extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, S8688 [9DE], S8844 [13DE], S9013 [14DE], S10252 [15DE]
———extend credit for producing electricity from open-loop biomass, S10253 [15DE]
———provide a credit for the production of energy from deep water offshore wind (S. 3064), S1022 [3MR]
———provide access to private activity bonds to finance renewable energy resources facilities, conservation and efficiency facilities, and other greenhouse gas emission technologies (S. 3336), S3539 [11MY]
———provide an investment tax credit for biomass heating property (S. 3188), S2129 [25MR]
———repeal limitation on issuance of new clean renewable energy bonds and terminate eligibility of governmental bodies to issue such bonds (S. 3855), S7632 [28SE]
Republican Party: national agenda, S7368 [23SE], S8258 [30NO], S8330 [1DE]
Research: permanently extend the research and development credit, S7144-S7150 [16SE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), House amendment-S613 [22FE]
Securities: modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), S7774 [29SE], S7871 [15NO], S8651 [8DE]
Senate: impact of partisanship, S1992 [24MR]
———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2082, S2085-S2087 [25MR]
———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, S2203 [12AP]
Small business: establish exemptions to information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S7051-S7062 [14SE]
———increase threshold amount for information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 3783), S7058, S7063, S7064 [14SE]
———make permanent the increase in limitations on expensing of certain depreciable small business assets, S851, S854 [1MR], S987-S991, S995, S997 [3MR]
———provide a refundable credit for job growth (S. 2967), S346 [28JA]
———provide payroll tax relief for small businesses, S1643 [17MR]
———provide support for small business concerns, S2257 [14AP]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S6345 [28JY], S6865 [5AU], S7007, S7015 [13SE], S7051-S7062 [14SE], S7155 [16SE], S7477 [27SE], S7932 [17NO], S8211, S8219-S8224 [29NO], S8328, S8329 [1DE], S9014 [14DE], S10246 [15DE]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 3578), S5759 [13JY], S7931 [17NO]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 3946), S7907 [15NO]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and rescind unspent Federal funds to offset loss in revenues, S8219-S8224, S8229, S8230 [29NO]
———S corporation self-employment payroll tax increase, S5240, S5241 [22JN]
———tax rates, S6471 [29JY]
Social Security: provide a temporary payroll tax reduction, S8736, S8745, S8762, S8777 [10DE]
Tax Convention With Malta: ratification, S5976 [15JY]
Taxpayers: reduce burdens and enhance protections (H.R. 4994), S8631 [8DE]
———reduce burdens and enhance protections (H.R. 4994), unanimous-consent request, S5096, S5097 [17JN], S6851 [5AU], S7383-S7385 [23SE], S7484 [27SE]
Telephones: remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property, S5518, S5519 [29JN]
———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (S. 144), S5240 [22JN]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (S. 1147), S1480-S1487 [11MR]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S7910 [15NO]
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]
Veterans: extend the work opportunity credit for employers of certain veterans (S. 3282), S2806 [29AP]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (S. 3398), S4146 [24MY]
Reports
Estimated Health Care Savings Resulting From the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Geiger-Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, George Washington University, S1964 [24MR]
Federal Research Library—IRS Revenue Rulings: Tax Analysts (nonprofit organization), S5241 [22JN]
Income Inequality and the Great Recession (excerpt): Committee on Economics (Joint), S8753 [10DE]
Obama Adminstration's Proposed 2.9% ``HI'' Surtax Would Harm the Economy and Lose Revenue: Stephen J. Entin, Gary Robbins, and Michael Schuyler, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, S1961 [24MR]
Potential Impact of Health Reform on the Cost of Private Health Insurance Coverage: PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., S833 [1MR]
Reports filed
Censure of Representative Charles B. Rangel: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 1737) (H. Rept. 111-661), H7643 [29NO]
Consideration of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1203) (H. Rept. 111-448), H1817 [20MR]
Consideration of H.R. 4783, Claims Resettlement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1736) (H. Rept. 111-660), H7643 [29NO]
Consideration of H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1205) (H. Rept. 111-455), H2215 [22MR]
Consideration of H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1436) (H. Rept. 111-506), H4424 [14JN]
Consideration of H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1568) (H. Rept. 111-577), H6282 [28JY]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1137) (H. Rept. 111-426), H1167 [4MR]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1403) (H. Rept. 111-497), H3869 [26MY]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1550) (H. Rept. 111-556), H5983 [22JY]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1745) (H. Rept. 111-671), H7854 [1DE]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1766) (H. Rept. 111-682), H8519 [15DE]
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund Establishment and Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Temporary Increase Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1606) (H. Rept. 111-584), H6578 [9AU]
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1212) (H. Rept. 111-456), H2317 [24MR]
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1225) (H. Rept. 111-458), H2456 [25MR]
Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 679) (S. Rept. 111-334), S7615 [28SE]
In the Matter of Representative Stark: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 111-409), H427 [29JA]
Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2267) (H. Rept. 111-656), H7452 [15NO]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With New Zealand: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 111-3), S5698 [30JN]
Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4872) (H. Rept. 111-443), H1595 [17MR]
Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1392) (H. Rept. 111-494), H3822 [25MY]
Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act: 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]
Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4849) (H. Rept. 111-447), H1743 [19MR]
Tax Convention With Malta: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 111-1), S5698 [30JN]
Resolutions of ratification
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With New Zealand, S5698 [30JN], S5976 [15JY]
Tax Convention With Malta, S5698 [30JN], S5976 [15JY]
Rulings of the Chair
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1996, S1997, S2000, S2003, S2008, S2009, S2010 [24MR], S2070, S2071, S2075, S2077, S2086 [25MR]
Business and industry: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1604 [16MR], S1722 [18MR]
Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), S1009, S1010 [3MR], S1152 [4MR], S1286 [9MR]
———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4735 [9JN]
Statements
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: Several Organizations, S33 [20JA], S181 [25JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Lewin Group (organization), S831 [1MR]
———Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, S1978 [24MR]
Pay-as-You-Go Effects of H.R. 4783, Claims Resettlement Act: CBO, S8172 [19NO]
Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Representative Burgess, H1592 [17MR]
TRICARE Affirmation Act: AMVETS (organization), H1912 [21MR]
———Eric K. Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H1868 [21MR]
———Vietnam Veterans of America (organization), H1868, H1912 [21MR]
Summaries
FAA Extension Act (H.R. 4853), H1557 [17MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590): CBO and Committee on Taxation (Joint) Findings on Impact on Health Insurance Premiums, S828 [1MR]
Tables
Budget aggregates, H2171, H2172 [21MR]
Budgetary effects of Baucus substitute amendment to H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, S983 [3MR]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S189 [25JA], S1867 [23MR], S4927, S4933 [15JN], S8029 [18NO]
Effect of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on average premiums for health insurance, S829 [1MR]
Effect of Senate proposal on average premiums for health insurance, S1510 [15MR]
Estimated budget effects of S. 1600, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, S5087 [17JN]
Estimated national job losses caused by passage of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H1918 [21MR]
Estimated revenue effects of revenue provisions in H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act, S1736-S1744 [18MR]
Estimated revenue effects of revenue provisions of Reid amendment to H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, S721 [24FE]
Exxon Mobil Corp., notes to consolidated financial statements relative to income, sales-based, and other taxes as reported to SEC, S4740 [9JN], S4924 [15JN]
Health care reform analysis—CBO v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee impact and assumptions, S835 [1MR]
Medicare cuts caused by passage of H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H1918 [21MR]
Oil drilling and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico, H4340 [10JN]
Pay-as-you-go effects of Baucus substitute amendment to H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, S982 [3MR]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, S6765 [5AU]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, H1165 [4MR]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, S5150 [18JN]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4168, Algae-Based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act, H7148, H7206 [28SE]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, S6067 [21JY], H4179, H4211, H4212 [28MY]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4337, Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act, H7149, H7206 [28SE]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4783, accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated, H1321 [10MR]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4783, Claims Resettlement Act, S8172 [19NO]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act, S8631 [8DE]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4994, Taxpayer Assistance Act, H2577 [14AP]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5139, Extending Immunities to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo Act, H3655 [19MY]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act, H4971, H5200 [29JN]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5623, Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act, H4972, H5201 [29JN]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5901, Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act, H6453 [29JY]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act, H6566 [30JY]
Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 3473, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund advances for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S4785 [9JN]
Preliminary CBO estimate of changes and direct spending to H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H6304 [29JY]
Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Education and Labor (House), Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2172 [21MR]
Small Business Jobs Act sections and sponsors, S6467-S6470 [29JY]
Tax cut legislation consideration (107th Congress), H6299 [29JY]
Tax cut legislation consideration (108th Congress), H6299 [29JY]
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, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, H1115 [4MR]
H. Res. 1203, consideration of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H1824 [21MR]
H. Res. 1205, consideration of H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act, H2219 [23MR]
H. Res. 1212, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, H2325 [25MR]
H. Res. 1225, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2418 [25MR]
H. Res. 1403, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H4089 [28MY]
H. Res. 1436, consideration of H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act and H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act, H4447 [15JN]
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, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, 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, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, H5926 [22JY]
H. Res. 1568, consideration of H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H6297 [29JY]
H. Res. 1595, real estate investment trusts legislation establishment anniversary, H6696 [15SE]
H. Res. 1606, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund establishment and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage temporary increase extension, H6590 [10AU]
H. Res. 1736, consideration of H.R. 4783, Claims Resolution Act, H7651 [30NO]
H. Res. 1737, censure of Representative Rangel, H7891 [2DE]
H. Res. 1745, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Relief Act, H7859 [2DE]
H. Res. 1766, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act, H8524, H8545 [16DE]
H.R. 1586, Aviation Safety and Investment Act, H2366-H2404 [25MR]
H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund establishment and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage temporary increase extension, H6604-H6609 [10AU]
H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, H2332-H2366 [25MR]
H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, S804-S815 [25FE], H1125-H1136 [4MR]
H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H1920-H2152 [21MR]
H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, H4829-H4835 [24JN]
H.R. 4168, Algae-Based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act, H7070 [28SE]
H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act, S1533-S1562 [15MR]
H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, H5938 [22JY]
H.R. 4337, Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act, H7064-H7069 [28SE]
H.R. 4462, accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti, H211 [20JA]
H.R. 4718, Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act, H2651 [20AP]
H.R. 4783, accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated, H1242 [10MR]
H.R. 4783, Claims Resettlement Act, S8174-S8202 [19NO]
H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act, H2281-H2285 [24MR]
H.R. 4853, FAA Extension Act, H1553 [17MR]
H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act, H8585-H8593 [16DE]
H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2153-H2167 [21MR]
H.R. 4887, TRICARE Affirmation Act, H1762 [20MR]
H.R. 4915, FAA Extension Act, H2268 [24MR]
H.R. 4957, FAA Extension Act, H2450 [25MR]
H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act, S8632-S8634 [8DE]
H.R. 4994, Taxpayer Assistance Act, H2531-H2533 [14AP]
H.R. 5139, Extending Immunities to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo Act, H3612 [19MY]
H.R. 5147, Airport and Airway Extension Act, H2950 [28AP]
H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act, H4469 [15JN]
H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act, H4934 [29JN]
H.R. 5611, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part II, H4931 [29JN]
H.R. 5623, Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act, H4936 [29JN]
H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H6355-H6359 [29JY]
H.R. 5900, Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act, H6418-H6424 [29JY]
H.R. 5901, Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act, H6429 [29JY]
H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act, H6470-H6474 [30JY]
H.R. 6473, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV, H7867 [2DE]
S. 1147, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, H1526-H1533 [17MR]
S. 2917, Small Business Penalty Fairness Act, S542 [9FE]
S. 3079, Building Star Energy Efficiency Act, S1175-S1180 [4MR]
S. 3141, Low Income Housing Tax Credit Recovery Act, S1752 [18MR]
S. 3187, FAA Extension Act, S2104 [25MR]
S. 3188, American Renewable Biomass Heating Act, S2129 [25MR]
S. 3215, Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2382-S2387 [15AP]
S. 3231, Grow Renewable Energy From Ethanol Naturally (GREEN) Jobs Act, S2478 [20AP]
S. 3336, Private Activity Renewable Energy Bonds Act, S3539-S3541 [11MY]
S. 3430, Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act, S4445 [26MY]
S. 3438, Clean Transmission for Rural Communities Act, S4540 [27MY]
S. 3440, Emergency Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension Act, S4540 [27MY]
S. 3445, Tax Equity for School Teachers Act, S4546 [27MY]
S. 3473, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund advances for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S4749, S4785 [9JN], H4336 [10JN]
S. 3571, Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act, S5790 [13JY]
S. 3626, Thermal Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act, S6083-S6085 [21JY]
S. 3640, American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act, S6204 [22JY]
S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act, S6207-S6220 [22JY]
S. 3712, Economic Growth and Jobs Protection Act, S6888 [5AU]
S. 3753, Preventing Unemployment Act, S6902-S6904 [5AU]
S. 3773, Tax Hike Prevention Act, S7042-S7044 [13SE]
S. 3788, Geothermal Energy Investment Act, S7136 [15SE]
S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, S7269-S7277 [21SE]
S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act, S7278 [21SE]
S. 3876, alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit extension and modification, S7794 [29SE]
S. 3946, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, S7907 [15NO]
S. Res. 445, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on foreign use of U.S. entities to bring suspect funds into the U.S., S1186, S1209 [4MR]
S. Res. 461, reject creation of an international system of government bailouts for the financial sector or climate regulation that would negatively impact the U.S. economy and sovereignty, S1753 [18MR]
Transcripts
Goldman Sachs Managed Care Industry Expert Conference Call: Matt Borsch, Goldman Sachs, Inc., with Steve Lewis, Willis Consulting (company), S1298-S1301 [9MR]
Simon Johnson and James Kwak Interview: ``Bill Moyer's Journal,'' PBS, H3005 [28AP]
Wall Street Bonuses: ``Bill Moyer's Journal,'' PBS, H306 [21JA]
William K. Black Interview: ``Bill Moyer's Journal,'' PBS, H3004 [28AP]