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S 1726 112th Congress Senate Taxation Appropriations Employment taxes Public contracts and procurement Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011

Introduced: October 17, 2011 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Became law
Oct 20, 2011
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 178. (consideration: CR S6840-6841; text: CR S6840)
Oct 19, 2011
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S6753)
Oct 19, 2011
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6753; text: CR S6753)
Oct 19, 2011
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6753)
Oct 18, 2011
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.
Oct 17, 2011
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6604-6605)
Oct 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Repeals the provision in the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 requiring federal, state, and local governmental entities to withhold 3% of payments due to vendors providing goods and services to such entities.

Rescinds permanently $30 billion of appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds.  Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine and identify from which appropriation accounts such rescissions shall apply and report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on such rescissions.

What's happening now October 20, 2011

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 178. (consideration: CR S6840-6841; text: CR S6840)

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 164 Related bill Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
  • S 1720 Related bill Jobs Through Growth Act
  • S 1885 Related bill Responsible Unemployment Extension Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Oct 20, 2011
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 20, 2011
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 20, 2011
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 20, 2011
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Oct 20, 2011
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 20, 2011
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Oct 20, 2011
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Oct 20, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1726: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1726/
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