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112th Congress
Senate
Economics and Public Finance
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Buy American requirements
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Dams and canals
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Product development and innovation
Public transit
Railroads
American Competitiveness Act
Introduced: January 25, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S128)
Jan 25, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should:
- eliminate tax loopholes that encourage companies to ship American jobs overseas;
- expand markets for United States exports;
- promote the development of new, innovative products bearing the inscription "Made in America";
- modernize and improve U.S. highways, bridges, and transit systems;
- modernize and upgrade U.S. rail, levees, dams, and ports;
- place computers in classrooms;
- ensure that U.S. small businesses and households have access to high-speed broadband;
- invest in critical new infrastructure; and
- streamline U.S. regulatory policies.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S128)
Committees of jurisdiction
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