CORPORATIONS related term(s) Business and Industry

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, D1 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

Bankers Form SuperPAC for ‘Surgical’ Strike at Industry’s Enemies, S3475 [23MY]

For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]

Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]

Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: 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 S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]

——— prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 5860), H3265 [30MY]

——— strengthen manufacturing through improved training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), H900 [16FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]

Financial institutions: address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ through improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 4963), H2206 [26AP]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY] (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6544), H6276 [21SE]

——— allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]

——— close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 [7FE]

——— close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]

——— extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 [14FE]

——— provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]

——— reform international tax system (see S. 2091), S494 [9FE]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see S. 2064), S323 [2FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Cloture motions

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 [17JY]

Conference reports

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834–H880 [16FE]

Lists

Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]

Motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, H718 [14FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 3596), H3749–H3752 [19JN]

Clean Air Act: clarify that the term ‘‘public health’’ pertains to the health of people and not corporations or other nonliving entities, H3901 [20JN]

Constitutional amendments: clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 [11JY], H5622 [1AU]

Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, H2357 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: require Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H5058 [19JY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H524–H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], H709–H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H906, H911–H927, H929, H934 [17FE], H2783 [16MY], E237–E239 [24FE], E261, E265–E267, E272 [28FE], E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907–H911 [17FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137–H143 [24JA], H356–H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615–H623 [8FE], H659–H661 [9FE]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H1594 [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 [19JY], H5619–H5623 [1AU]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 2219), H3366 [1JN]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548–H1551 [26MR], E479 [28MR]

Sharon, MA: support constitutional amendment to exclude corporations from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate election expenditures, E1934 [13DE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H3607, H3608 [7JN]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619–H5623 [1AU]

Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5633 [2AU]

——— extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]

——— impact of rate increase on small businesses, H6783 [13DE]

——— provide enhanced research and development credits to companies that manufacture products in the U.S., H556 [7FE]

——— provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 1163), H203 [31JA]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187 [14FE]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H55, H68 [18JA], H129 [24JA], H385, H386 [2FE], H478 [6FE], H519, H522, H524–H529 [7FE], H589, H590, H591, H592, H616–H623 [8FE], H659–H661 [9FE], H709–H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907–H913, H921–H925, H929, H934 [17FE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, H6571 [30NO]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), H161 [25JA]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3509–H3513 [6JN]

United Technologies Corp.: tribute to Employee Scholars Program, E225 [17FE]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (S. 3389), S5086 [17JY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, S830–S836, S838–S842 [16FE], S880, S882, S888–S892, S893, S894 [17FE]

Elections: contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections, S881 [17FE]

Koch Industries, Inc.: characterization relative to corporate political contributions used for political speech, S5177 [19JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 2219), S1938–S1940 [21MR], S3470–S3478 [23MY], S4454 [25JN]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4938–S4942 [12JY], S4985–S4991, S4993–S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010–S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056–S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S98–S106, S108–S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]

——— decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v. Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political campaigns, S4452–S4455 [25JN]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470–S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453–S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001–S5003, S5017–S5022, S5025–S5044 [16JY], S5056–S5066, S5068–S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 [19SE], S6562 [21SE]

Taxation: close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]

——— create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]

——— extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives, S487–S489 [9FE]

——— impact of rate increase on small businesses, S7782 [12DE]

——— provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 [17FE]

——— reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, S7665 [6DE]

——— reform international tax system (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1532, S1533 [8MR], S3220 [16MY]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1346), S389 [7FE]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate, S1599 [13MR], S1651 [14MR]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (S. 2064), S327 [2FE], S329 [6FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112–400), H900 [16FE]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112–399), H900 [16FE]

SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112–344), H639 [8FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Constitutional amendment to exclude corporations from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate election expenditures: Sharon, MA, E1934 [13DE]

Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, S5036 [16JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]

H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]

S. 2091, U.S. Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act, S498–S502 [9FE]

S. 3389, Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act, S5086 [17JY]

S. Res. 487, discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships for the Olympic Games, S3843 [7JN]