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Agenda

Emergency meeting on status of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House), H9955 [20DE]

Amendments

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 394), S6925 [31OC], H7841 [18NO]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), consideration (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8749, S8752, S8776, S8780 [17DE], H8763, H8882 [13DE], H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8757 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), S2092 [4AP], S2099 [5AP]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1472 [2MR]

Analyses

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 1346), S4519-S4527 [12JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9998 [20DE], H10025 [23DE]

Articles and editorials

Better in Rwanda, S7272 [9NO]

Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Tax Rate, S4650 [19JY]

Good Intentions Gone Haywire, E1043 [3JN]

GOP Jobs Plan Vs. Obama's, S7271 [9NO]

GOP Takes Packaging Path, H8755 [13DE]

Stealth Tax Hike—The Return of the Deduction Phase-Out Gambit, S4262 [30JN]

Those Who Own America Should Help Pay for Government, H2588 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

Bankruptcy: clarify proper venue for cases filed by corporations (see H.R. 2533), H5085 [14JY]

Business and industry: develop and recruit new, high-value jobs to the U.S. and encourage the repatriation of jobs that have been off-shored to other countries (see S. 1247), S4023 [22JN]

———establish strategy to encourage manufacturing in the U.S. and the repatriation of manufacturing jobs (see H.R. 516), H509 [26JA]

———list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H8260 [7DE]

———repeal disclosure requirements that allow for comparison of executive compensation to that of other employees (see H.R. 1062), H1796 [14MR]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 1536), S5476 [9SE]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (see H.R. 1239), H2037 [29MR]

———increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (see H.R. 2423), H4671 [6JY]

Congress: reform political system to protect elections from foreign and corporate influence and amend Senate Rules to reduce excessive obstruction and protect rights of minority Senators (see S. 9), S122 [25JA]

Constitutional amendments: clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H7626 [15NO]

———clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6097 [12SE] (see H.J. Res. 92), H8187 [6DE]

———exclude corporations from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see S.J. Res. 33), S8461 [8DE] (see H.J. Res. 90), H7891 [18NO]

———subordinate the rights of corporations to those of individuals (see H. Res. 156), H1665 [9MR]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts (see S. 1636), S6049 [3OC] (see H.R. 394), H433 [24JA]

Crime: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 1483), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 3416), H7577 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 323), H353 [19JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify treatment of dividends paid on shares of preferred stock issued by financial institutions which received financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 678), H723 [11FE]

Economy: create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (see S. 1720), S6600 [17OC]

———create jobs through tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and strengthening workforce training programs (see H.R. 3302), H7207 [1NO]

———express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H. Res. 501), H9945 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3630), H8322 [9DE] (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H8727 [12DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 502), H9945 [19DE]

———provide incentives to create jobs through tax reform, infrastructure investment, regulatory reform, and consolidating and strengthening job training programs (see S. 1960), S8414 [7DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment authorizing regulation of any expenditure in connection to an election (see H.J. Res. 82), H6977 [14OC]

———constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 6, 7), H41 [5JA]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2130), H4035 [3JN]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see S. 912), S2777 [9MY] (see H.R. 1798), H3114 [6MY]

Freedom of Information Act: clarify that the personal privacy exemption is explicitly limited to individuals and not corporate entities (see H.R. 484), H508 [26JA]

Oil Pollution Act: extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (see H.R. 54), H34 [5JA]

Political campaigns: require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2728), H5883 [1AU]

Product safety: require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (see H.R. 322), H353 [19JA]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to the public (see S. 1907), S7829 [18NO] (see H.R. 3503), H7891 [18NO]

SEC: exempt certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 2779), H5885 [1AU]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 22), H434 [24JA]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 18), S122 (see S. 72), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 60), H35 (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA] (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 129), H1454 [1MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H469 [25JA]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H3218 [11MY]

———allow a temporary dividends received deduction for dividends from a controlled foreign corporation (see S. 1671), S6330 [6OC]

———deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 53), H34 [5JA]

———eliminate certain tax expenditures and evaluate effectiveness of remaining tax expenditures (see H.R. 2495), H4851 [11JY]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 1313), H2265 [1AP]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1512), S5339 [6SE] (see H.R. 1244), H2037 [29MR]

———extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 851), H1454 [1MR]

———extend deduction for dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation by any corporation that has increased wages or placed property in service for the year (see H.R. 3448), H7713 [16NO]

———extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 2735), H5883 [1AU]

———include incentives for companies to repatriate foreign earnings in comprehensive tax reform legislation in order to create new jobs (see S. Res. 25), S127 [25JA]

———increase limitation on the amount of charitable contributions of ordinary income property taken into account in determining the charitable contribution deduction for any trade or business (see H.R. 2592), H5239 [19JY]

———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 382), H395 [20JA]

———modify and permanently extend incentives to reinvest foreign earnings in the U.S. (see S. 1837), S7294 [9NO]

———permanently extend the research credit, increase expensing for small businesses, and reduce corporate tax rates (see H.R. 1773), H3108 [5MY]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 64), H35 [5JA]

———provide a temporary dividends received deduction and create the Jobs Trust Fund to fund infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2862), H5964 [7SE]

———provide a temporary surtax on increases in retained earnings of domestic corporations (see H.R. 3018), H6413 [22SE]

———provide an enhanced credit for research and development by companies that manufacture products in the U.S. (see S. 155), S126 [25JA]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 1163), H1983 [17MR]

———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. 3338), H7330 [3NO]

———provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 845), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 2382), H4574 [24JN]

———provide for S corporation reform (see H.R. 1478), H2603 [12AP]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief and extend total bonus depreciation (see H.R. 660), H723 [11FE]

———provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such compensation (see S. 1375), S4608 [14JY]

———reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see S. 1373), S4608 [14JY] (see H.R. 62), H35 [5JA]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 609), H679 [10FE] (see H.R. 934), H1575 [3MR]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate and change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations (see H.R. 937), H1580 [4MR]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate and the capital gains and dividends tax rate (see H.R. 1074), H1796 [14MR]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes (see S. 552), S1547 [10MR]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (see H.R. 99), H36 [5JA]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments (see S. 359), S791 [16FE] (see H.R. 705), H922 [15FE]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 45), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 2280), H4456 [22JN]

———repeal the corporate income tax (see H.R. 2911), H6180 [14SE]

———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H5285 [20JY]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 1346), S4517 [12JY] (see H.R. 2669), H5660 [27JY]

———suspend the capital gains tax for a certain period for taxpayers other than corporations (see H.R. 2892), H6097 [12SE]

———terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H7255 [2NO]

Cloture motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to proceed, S8673 [15DE]

Letters

Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H1533 [3MR]

———Seth N. Arluck, New Hampton Lumber Co. Inc., H1547 [3MR]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H9964 [20DE]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, H9965 [20DE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H9965 [20DE]

———Kent Tolley, National Roofing Contractors Association, H9965 [20DE]

———Pete Isberg, National Payroll Reporting Consortium, H9965-H9967 [20DE]

———Robert A. Sunshine, CBO, H8811 [13DE]

———Stephen C. Goss, SSA, H8799 [13DE]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H8754 [13DE]

Protect small businesses from health insurance premium increases or loss of insurance coverage: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2101 [5AP]

———Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S2107 [5AP]

———several organizations, S2101 [5AP]

Lists

Corporations making profits but paying little or no Federal taxes, S4119 [27JN]

Organizations supporting H.R. 4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act, H1530 [3MR]

2010 Fortune (publication) 100 companies relying on Dept. of Energy Office of Science facilities to deliver their products, E1324 [14JY]

Motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8820 [13DE], H9978 [20DE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1549, H1551 [3MR]

Press releases

NFIB Expresses Significant Concern About Payroll Tax Impact on Small Business: National Federation of Independent Business, H9965 [20DE]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: reform laws to provide equal level of bankruptcy relief to homeowners as business owners, H8969 [15DE]

Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, H423 [24JA], H3260 [12MY], H3800 [31MY]

———encourage venture capital and initial public offerings as incentives to companies to bring back jobs and profits from overseas, H7610-H7613 [15NO]

Cain, Herman: remarks relative to ``Occupy Wall Street'' protesters, H6665 [6OC]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): conflicting deficit reduction ideologies of cutting entitlement programs and raising taxes on the wealthy, H7084 [26OC]

———prioritize deficit reduction from subsidies for large oil companies and corporate use of aircraft before cutting education programs, H5764, H5765 [29JY]

Constitutional amendments: clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H6104 [13SE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 394), H1367-H1370 [28FE]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 394), Senate amendment, H7841 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to implement any regulation or Executive order requiring Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H4721, H4722 [7JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to implement any regulation or Executive order requiring Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H5051, H5052 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to implement any regulation or Executive order requiring Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H3939, H3940 [2JN]

Economy: create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, H7012 [25OC], H7077 [26OC]

———``Occupy Wall Street'' protest movement against wealth disparity issues, H6559 [5OC], H7128 [26OC], H7392 [4NO], H7642 [16NO], E1986 [2NO]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, H648-H654 [10FE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8351-H8356 [12DE], H8733, H8734, H8735, H8737, H8739, H8740, H8741, H8742, H8743, H8744, H8745, H8762-H8824 [13DE], H8905, H8907, H8908, H8909, H8911, H8912, H8913, H8914, H8919, H8959, H8961 [14DE], H8971, H8981, H8982, H8983, H8984, H8999 [15DE], H9799, H9801, H9818, H9919, H9920 [16DE], H9932, H9933, H9937, H9943 [19DE], H9997 [20DE], E2229 [12DE], E2255, E2259, E2260 [14DE], E2278, E2280 [15DE], E2309 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9948, H9949, H9960-H9978, H10000, H10001, H10002, H10003, H10005-H10009, H10011 [20DE], E2337 [21DE], E2340, E2342 [23DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8745-H8759 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9949-H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9978-H9986 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to recommit, H8822, H8823 [13DE]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H6559 [5OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 6), H492 [26JA]

Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, H8999 [15DE]

General Electric Co.: require Dept. of Defense to conduct a national security review of joint venture with the Chinese firm AVIC to develop jet avionic systems, H7637 [16NO]

Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility: anniversary, E778 [2MY]

Political campaigns: require Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H1107-H1111 [17FE], H3952 [2JN], H4707 [7JY]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H213 [18JA], H277 [19JA], H688, H692 [11FE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H635, H636 [10FE], H1404 [1MR], H1463, H1464 [2MR], H1527, H1529-H1553 [3MR], H1659 [9MR], H2309 [5AP], H3263 [12MY], E433 [8MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1465-H1473 [2MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H1550 [3MR]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (H.R. 1834), H4687 [7JY]

———eliminate certain tax expenditures, H5984 [8SE]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains, H1639 [9MR]

———extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H4784, H4785 [8JY]

———prohibit tax increase on middle class, H1465-H1473 [2MR], H1530, H1537, H1539, H1540, H1542-H1549 [3MR]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations, H1828 [15MR]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief and extend total bonus depreciation (H.R. 660), H6144 [14SE], E214 [11FE]

———provide payroll tax relief, H7612 [15NO], H8822, H8823 [13DE]

———rates, H1902 [16MR], H4856, H4857, H4858, H4859 [12JY], H4951 [13JY], H5233, H5234-H5237 [19JY], H6148 [14SE]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate, H762 [14FE]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, H1846 [16MR], H6851 [12OC]

———reform the corporate income tax rate, H2652, H2661 [13AP]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H3123-H3125 [10MY]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), H4868 [12JY]

———repeal the corporate income tax (H.R. 2911), H6501 [3OC], H6546 [4OC], H6915 [13OC]

———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (H.R. 2604), E1371 [20JY]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H1674 [10MR]

———suspend the capital gains tax for a certain period for taxpayers other than corporations (H.R. 2892), H6104 [13SE], E1598 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: develop and recruit new, high-value jobs to the U.S. and encourage the repatriation of jobs that have been off-shored to other countries (S. 1247), S6443 [12OC]

Constitutional amendments: exclude corporations from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (S.J. Res. 33), S8463 [8DE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 394), S6925-S6927 [31OC], S8074 [30NO]

Economy: address issues relative to economic disparity, S7120 [3NO]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, S7263-S7268, S7270-S7277 [9NO], S7336-S7338 [10NO]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (S. 1720), S6566-S6569, S6621 [17OC], S6623 [18OC]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8470 [12DE], S8494, S8499, S8502, S8540, S8553 [13DE], S8555, S8558, S8559, S8567-S8570, S8574, S8577-S8586, S8617 [14DE], S8669 [15DE], S8703, S8711-S8717 [16DE], S8746-S8753 [17DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent agreement, S8742 [16DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent request, S8556, S8567, S8570 [14DE]

———provide incentives to create jobs through tax reform, infrastructure investment, regulatory reform, and consolidating and strengthening job training programs (S. 1960), S8415-S8417 [7DE]

Political campaigns: proposed Executive order to require Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, S2852 [11MY]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to the public (S. 1907), S7831 [18NO]

Small business: protect from health insurance premium increases or loss of insurance coverage, S2099-S2107 [5AP]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S383-S385, S388 [1FE], S459, S461, S471-S474 [2FE], S539 [3FE], S1774 [17MR], S1909, S1912 [29MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), S1242 [3MR], S1306 [4MR], S1669 [15MR], S2069 [4AP], S2096, S2099-S2108 [5AP], S2151 [6AP]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), unanimous-consent agreement, S2059 [31MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 18), S84 [25JA], S529 [3FE], S1713 [16MR], S2226 [7AP]

Taxation: corporate tax rates, S1950 [30MR]

———prohibit rate increase on small businesses, S4504 [12JY]

———provide an enhanced credit for research and development by companies that manufacture products in the U.S., S1593 [14MR]

———provide an enhanced credit for research and development by companies that manufacture products in the U.S. (S. 155), S227 [25JA]

———rates, S4118-S4122 [27JN], S4136-S4138 [28JN], S4196, S4200 [29JN], S4245, S4251, S4260-S4267, S4278-S4286 [30JN], S4334, S4338, S4361, S4378, S4380 [6JY], S4411-S4413, S4429-S4438 [7JY], S4463-S4476, S4479-S4481 [11JY], S4493, S4509-S4515 [12JY], S4537-S4543 [13JY], S4625-S4627 [18JY], S4649-S4651 [19JY], S4694 [20JY], S4824 [22JY], S4858 [25JY], S5057-S5061 [29JY], S5216-S5218 [2AU]

———reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (S. 1373), S4615 [14JY]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes (S. 552), S1556 [10MR]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, S5100 [30JY], S5709 [19SE]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S1965 [30MR]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (S. 45), S152 [25JA]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S2907 [12MY], S4119 [27JN], S4282 [30JN], S4815 [22JY]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1346), S4518 [12JY], S5159 [1AU], S5700 [16SE]

Transocean Ltd.: payment of safety portion of annual bonuses to executives relative to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S2122 [5AP]

Reports filed

Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 112-142), H4944 [12JY]

Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 705) (H. Rept. 112-16), H1389 [28FE]

Consideration of H. Res. 501, Sense of the House on Job Creation Incentives and Tax Provisions and Federal Programs Extension and Reform Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 112-335), H9945 [19DE]

Consideration of H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 112-21), H1454 [1MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 112-328), H8727 [12DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 112-335), H9945 [19DE]

Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 112-10), H722 [11FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 394), S6600 [17OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1636), S6600 [17OC]

SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-343), H10026 [23DE]

Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 112-15), H1389 [28FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1551, H1553 [3MR]

Statements

Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act: Executive Office of the President, S2105 [5AP]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: OMB, H8750 [13DE]

Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act: Several Republican Senators, H9953 [20DE]

Summaries

Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 1483), S5259 [2AU]

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 1346), S4527 [12JY]

Tables

Budgetary effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8811 [13DE], H9982 [20DE]

Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, H9983 [20DE]

Effects on revenues and direct spending of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 129, consideration of H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, H1465 [2MR]

H. Res. 491, consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8745 [13DE]

H. Res. 501, sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H9987 [20DE]

H. Res. 502, consideration of H. Res. 501, sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H9949 [20DE]

H. Res. 502, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9949 [20DE]

H.R. 4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act, H1529 [3MR]

H.R. 394, Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act, S6925-S6927 [31OC], S8074 [30NO], H1367 [28FE]

H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8763-H8799 [13DE]

H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, S8749-S8752 [17DE], H9960-H9963 [20DE]

S. 9, Political Reform and Gridlock Elimination Act, S129 [25JA]

S. 1907, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act, S7832 [18NO]

S. Res. 25, include incentives for companies to repatriate foreign earnings in comprehensive tax reform legislation in order to create new jobs, S246 [25JA]