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S. 2237 112th Congress Senate

Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act

Official title: A bill to provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an additional year, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 9, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalEmployee hiringIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductions
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U.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2012
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 341.
Jul 12, 2012
Cloture on the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 177. (consideration: CR S4938; text: CR S4938)
Jul 12, 2012
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932-4938)
Jul 11, 2012
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4885; text: CR S4885)
Jul 11, 2012
Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2526 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4885; text: CR S4885)
Jul 11, 2012
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S4835-4885)
Jul 11, 2012
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 10, 2012
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 14. Record Vote Number: 174. (consideration: CR S4804; text: S4804)
Jul 10, 2012
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4793-4800, S4804-4815)
Jul 9, 2012
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4783-4786)
Jun 29, 2012
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4765; text: CR S4765)
Jun 29, 2012
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4731-4733, S4735-4764, S4765)
Jun 28, 2012
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4689; text: CR S4689)
Jun 27, 2012
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4645-4668)
Jun 26, 2012
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4627-4631; text: CR S4627)
Jun 25, 2012
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4448)
Mar 27, 2012
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.
Mar 26, 2012
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2032-2033)
Mar 26, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 62

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 60 with no recorded outcome 1 withdrawn or other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,528 – Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Jul 12, 2012
SAMDT 2,527 – Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Jul 12, 2012
SAMDT 2,526 – To change the enactment date. No recorded outcome Jul 12, 2012
SAMDT 2,525 – To change the enactment date. Fell Jul 12, 2012
SAMDT 2,524 – Of a perfecting nature. Agreed to Jul 12, 2012
SAMDT 2,523 – Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Jul 12, 2012
SAMDT 2,522 – To change the enactment date. No recorded outcome Jul 12, 2012
SAMDT 2,521 – In the nature of a substitute. No recorded outcome Jul 12, 2012
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 Latest action July 12, 2012

Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 341.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain employers a tax credit for 10% of the excess (if any) of: (1) the wages and compensation paid to their employees in 2012; over (2) the amount of such wages paid in 2011, up to a maximum amount of $5 million. Extends for one year the 100% bonus depreciation allowance for business assets. Increases the amount of alternative minimum tax (AMT) credits that corporate taxpayers may elect to accelerate in a taxable year in lieu of claiming bonus depreciation.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HR 6030 Identical bill Hire Now Act of 2012
  • HR 1773 Made in America Act of 2011
  • HR 3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
  • HR 4196 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets.
  • HR 5974 Invest in America Now Act of 2012
  • S 12 Job Creation Act of 2011
  • S 2240 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business a…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jul 10, 2012
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 9, 2012
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 26, 2012
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2012
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 17, 2012
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