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S 89 112th Congress Senate Taxation Employment taxes Public contracts and procurement Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 2011
Star Print ordered on on the bill.
Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 25, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011- Repeals provisions of 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.

What's happening now February 11, 2011

Star Print ordered on on the bill.

 Related & companion bills 4
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 21, 2011
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 27, 2011
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 15, 2011
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 16, 2011
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 25, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 89: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-89/
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"S. 89: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-89/.
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S. 89, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-89/.
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