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Tax Reform Act of 2014 [HB-1] [Taxes ]
Tax Reform Act of 2014

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Camp Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1800-1801) on 12/12/2014

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The Heroes Act [S.4800] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020

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Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act of 2011 [S.974] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ]
Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax credit for social security taxes paid for employee cash tips to employers of cosmetologists. Requires employers of cosmetologists to report income and tips of their cosmetologist employees and to provide income and tip information to self-employed cosmetologists to whom they pay more than $600 in the taxable year. Imposes similar reporting requirements upon individuals who rent chairs to cosmetologists. Requires such employers to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2942-2943) on 05/12/2011

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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act [S.3651] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Retirement ]
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPIEC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-lving increases in OASDI (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Begich Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/04/2012

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Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Businesses Act of 2012 [S.3572] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Businesses Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend temporarily: (1) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of small business stock, (2) the offset against the alternative minimum tax of general business tax credits, (3) the five-year carryback of tax credit amounts of eligible small businesses, (4) a reduction from 10 to 5 years in the recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations, (5) the increased expensing of depreciable business assets, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Olympia Snowe Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6461-6462) on 09/19/2012

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Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of [S.2343] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Social Security ] [Education ]
Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013. Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require certain shareholders of a subchapter (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Returned To The Calendar. Calendar No. 365. on 05/24/2012

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Rebuild America Act [S.2252] [Infrastructure ] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Retirement ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Taxes ] [Pensions ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Energy ] [Public Safety ]
Rebuild America Act - Establishes grant programs for investment in projects to: (1) modernize, renovate, and repair educational facilities; (2) renovate energy systems, including planning and assessment activities and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects; and (3) rebuild U.S. infrastructure. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to establish sectoral technology and innovation centers to assist small or medium-sized manufacturers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/29/2012

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Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012 [S.2050] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Healthcare ]
Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012: (1) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of certain small business stock; (2) the five-year carryback of the general business tax credits of eligible small businesses; (3) the offset against the alternative minimum tax (AMT) of general business tax credits; (4) the reduction (from seven to five years) in the recognition period for the built-in gains of S corporations; (5) the increased expensing allowance for depreciable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S210-211) on 01/31/2012

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Jobs Creation Act [S.1960] [Finance ] [Infrastructure ] [Air Quality ] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Economic Development ] [Manufacturing ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Jobs Creation Act - Title I: Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: Payroll Tax Holiday - Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to: (1) extend through 2012 the 2% reduction in employment tax rates for employees and self-employed individuals (payroll tax holiday), (2) allow a 2% reduction of the employment tax rate for employers and tax-exempt organizations, and (3) allow an additional 2% reduction in the tax rate for self-employed individuals. Subtitle B: American Opportunity - American Opportunity Act of 2011 - (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8415-8417) on 12/07/2011

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Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 [S.1917] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Social Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Inflation ]
Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 - Reduces employment tax rates in calendar year 2012 (payroll tax holiday period) for both employers and employees to 3.1%. Limits the reduction for employers to the first $5 million of wages paid by the employer in 2012. Reduces the tax rate on the first $5 million of net earning of a self-employed taxpayer. Allows nongovernmental employers a tax credit for payroll increases in the last quarter of 2011 and in 2012. Appropriates funds to the social security trust funds to compensate for any revenue loss to such funds (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Cloture Motion On The Motion To Proceed To The Measure Withdrawn By Unanimous Consent In Senate. on 12/01/2011

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STARTUP Act [S.1826] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Startup Technical Assistance for Reemployment Training and Unemployment Prevention Act or the STARTUP Act - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to authorize states to establish a self-employment assistance program (a program to provide unemployed individuals with an allowance in lieu of extended unemployment compensation to establish a business and become self-employed). Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to allow individuals receiving emergency unemployment compensation to participate in a self-employment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7192-7193) on 11/08/2011

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Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011 [S.1801] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for one year certain tax expenditures for small businesses, including: (1) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock, (2) the five-year carryback of tax credit amounts of eligible small businesses, (3) increased expensing and accelerated depreciation allowances, (4) the increased tax deduction for business start-up expenses, and (5) the tax deduction allowed for the health insurance costs of self-employed (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Olympia Snowe Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7128-7129) on 11/03/2011

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American Jobs Act of 2011 [S.1660] [Infrastructure ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Crime ]
American Jobs Act of 2011 - Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States (Buy American). Waives such prohibition in cases where: (1) the prohibition would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harry Reid Cloture On The Motion To Proceed Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 160. (consideration: Cr S6382-6384; Text: Cr S6383) on 10/11/2011

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Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act [S.1558] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Senior Citizens ]
Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/14/2011

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American Jobs Act of 2011 [S.1549] [Infrastructure ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ] [Telecommunications ] [Unemployment ] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Law Enforcement ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Economic Development ] [Crime ]
American Jobs Act of 2011 - Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States (Buy American). Waives such prohibition in cases where: (1) the prohibition would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harry Reid Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 165. on 09/14/2011

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Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 [S.1171] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from an employee's gross income employer-provided accident and health plan benefits extended to a domestic partner or non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiary eligible to receive such benefits under an employer plan (i.e., "eligible beneficiary"); (2) exempt such benefits paid to eligible beneficiariees from otherwise applicable employment and unemployment taxes; (3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/09/2011

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Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2011 [HB-880] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing the tax on self-employment income.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Courtney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/14/2011

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America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 [HB-6102] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Healthcare ]
America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale of certain small business stock, (2) carrybacks and alternative minimum tax rules relating to small business tax credits, (3) the reduction in the recognition period for the built-in gains from the sale of S corporation stock, (4) the increased limitation for the expensing of depreciable business assets, (5) the use of the percentage of completion accounting method for long-term contracts, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/11/2012

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Farm Tax Parity Act [HB-5990] [Agriculture ] [Taxes ]
Farm Tax Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of earnings from self-employment, to allow an exclusion from such earnings for farm rental income for which the taxpayer has entered into a lease agreement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/21/2012

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Entrepreneurial Training Improvement Act of 2012 [HB-5805] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Education ] [Economic Development ]
Entrepreneurial Training Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish alternate guidelines for measuring the progress of state and local performance of entrepreneurial training services to adults and dislocated workers under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and (2) provide state and local Workforce Investment Boards with specific guidance on successful approaches to collecting performance information on entrepreneurial self-employment. Directs the Secretary to issue a report on the progress of such boards in implementing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lois Capps Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/26/2012

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