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Bill· SS. 3071 (111th)referred

Congressional Pay Freeze Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

Congressional Pay Freeze Act of 2010 - Eliminates annual cost of living adjustments or automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress during any fiscal year, until the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) average of monthly unemployment rates for a quarter decreases for four consecutive quarters with respect to quarters which begin after the enactment of this Act. Prohibits the amount of appropriations for any office of a Member of Congress, any congressional committee, or any congressional leadership office from exceeding the amount of appropriations for that office or committee in FY2010, until the fiscal year following a report by the Secretary of Labor to Congress that such quarterly unemployment rate decreases have occurred.

Bill· HRH.R. 4781 (111th)referred

Keeping American Businesses Competitive Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

Keeping American Businesses Competitive Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the maximum income tax rate on corporations, including personal service corporations, from 35 to 22%.

Bill· HRH.R. 4779 (111th)referred

Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2011 bonus depreciation for certain depreciable business property; (2) extend through 2010 the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax (AMT) and research tax credits in lieu of bonus depreciation; (3) increase in 2010, 2011, and 2012, the tax deduction for business start-up expenditures; (4) remove restrictions on the tax deduction for employee use of cellular telephones; (5) revise the definition of "qualified nonrecourse financing" to include qualified nonrecourse real property or Small Business Investment Company financing as amounts at risk for purposes of determining the deductibility of losses from certain investment activities, including farming, leasing, and energy exploration; and (6) allow a 100% exclusion from gross income in 2010 of gain from the sale of qualified small business stock.

Bill· HRH.R. 4769 (111th)referred

Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit of 20% of the amount paid to acquire an equity investment in a qualified high technology small business concern. Defines "qualified high technology small business concern" as a small business concern that employs an average of fewer than 500 employees during a year and devotes at least 50% of its gross expenditures to research and experimentation.

Bill· HRH.R. 4777 (111th)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption for employer payroll taxes during 2010 for wages with respect to the employment of new hires and to provide a credit for retaining employees.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt for-profit and nonprofit employers, including public institutions of higher education, from social security taxes in 2010 for new employees who are hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, and who certify that they have not worked more than 40 hours during the last 60 days; and (2) allow an increase in the general business tax credit for the retention of such employees for at least one year at specified wage levels. Prohibits any carryback of unused business tax credit amounts. Appropriates to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund under title II of the Social Security Act amounts necessary to cover any reduction in revenues resulting from the tax exemptions provided by this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4764 (111th)referred

Military Spouses Employment Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

Military Spouses Employment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include spouses of members of the Armed Forces on extended active duty (more than 90 days or for an indefinite period) as members of a targeted group for purposes of the work opportunity tax credit (thus giving employers a tax incentive for hiring military spouses).

Bill· HRH.R. 4770 (111th)referred

Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D Tax Credit Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D Tax Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the tax credit for increasing research activities in 2010 and 2011; (2) extend such tax credit through 2011; and (3) allow certain small business concerns to assign research tax credit amounts in 2010 and 2011.

Bill· HRH.R. 4760 (111th)referred

First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the first-time homebuyer tax credit to taxpayers who do not include their social security number on their tax return. Deems such requirement as met for joint tax returns if the social security number of either spouse is included.

Bill· HRH.R. 4762 (111th)referred

Congressional Pay Cut for Debt Reduction Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

Congressional Pay Cut for Debt Reduction Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to: (1) reduce the annual salary of Members of Congress to 90% of the mandatory rate determined for such positions; and (2) eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, as soon as practicable after the beginning of each fiscal year, to: (1) calculate the reduction in outlays expected to occur during the fiscal year as a result of the application of the amendments made by this Act; and (2) transfer an equivalent amount to a specified account in the Treasury to reduce the public debt.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1137 (111th)passed

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2847) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2010

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2847) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

Bill· SS. 3069 (111th)referred

American Renewable Energy Jobs Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

American Renewable Energy Jobs Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to change from a requirement to discretionary the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make a grant in lieu of tax credits to each person who places in service specified energy property. Subjects any such grants to Buy American requirements without regard to whether the specified energy property involves a public building or public work. Prohibits the Secretary from making any grant payment unless the Secretary analyzes and takes into consideration domestic job preservation and creation provided by a specified energy property, including domestic job preservation and creation related to: (1) production of equipment for the property; (2) installation of equipment for the property; and (3) operation of the property. Requires submission of a copy of such analysis to specified congressional committees.

Bill· SS. 3064 (111th)referred

Deepwater Offshore Wind Incentive Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

Deepwater Offshore Wind Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit for the production of energy from a deep water offshore wind facility. Makes such credit equal to the product of 3.04 cents and the kilowatt hours of electricity produced at a facility during a 10-year period and sold by a taxpayer to an unrelated person during the taxable year. Defines "deep water offshore wind facility" as facility that uses wind to produce electricity, operates in 60 meters or more of water, is located within the internal or territorial waters of the United States, and is placed in service after the enactment of this Act and before January 1, 2030.

Bill· SS. 3067 (111th)referred

Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2010.

Bill· SS. 3062 (111th)referred

A bill to extend credits related to the production of electricity from offshore wind, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits through 2019 for investment in an offshore facility using wind to produce electricity. Defines "offshore facility" to mean any facility located in the inland navigable waters of the United States, including the Great Lakes, or in the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas, exclusive economic zone, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 4751 (111th)referred

Innovative Energy Systems Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

Innovative Energy Systems Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an energy tax credit for highly efficient combined heat and power system property. Defines such property as property at an industrial, commercial, or institutional facility comprising a system that is placed in service before January 1, 2017, and that either: (1) uses the same energy source for the simultaneous or sequential generation of electrical power, mechanical shaft power, or both, in combination with the generation of steam or other forms of useful thermal energy and has a system design that provides an energy efficiency percentage of at least 70%; or (2) recovers waste energy from which electricity is generated through the modification or addition of an existing facility.

Bill· HRH.R. 4737 (111th)referred

HUD Demonstration Improvement Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

HUD Demonstration Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 with respect to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) community development and affordable housing programs. Adds the National Urban League and the Housing Partnership Network to the list of entities eligible for HUD assistance to develop the capacity and ability of community development corporations and community housing development organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs. Allows the use of such assistance in urban and rural areas. Directs the HUD Secretary, by notice, to require an entity, as a condition of eligibility for such assistance for a fiscal year, to submit a plan describing the manner in which the entity will use such assistance, including descriptions meeting specified requirements. (Thus replaces the requirement that the HUD Secretary establish necessary requirements to carry out the Act.)

Bill· HRH.R. 4743 (111th)referred

Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow wrongfully incarcerated individuals: (1) an exclusion from gross income for compensation received relating to their incarceration and for the first $50,000 of annual income received by such an individual after December 31, 2009; and (2) a refundable tax credit for 50% of payroll taxes on employment and self-employment income, up to $50,000 of such income. Limits the duration of such tax benefits to the lesser of 15 years or the number of years such an individual was incarcerated. Defines "wrongfully incarcerated individual" as an individual who was convicted of a criminal offense and was then pardoned or found not guilty of such offense because of innocence after serving all or a portion of a prison term. Disqualifies individuals with prior convictions punishable by more than one year of imprisonment.

Bill· HRH.R. 4742 (111th)referred

SAVE Act of 2009

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2009 [ sic ] or the SAVE Act of 2009 [ sic ] - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to employer-established simple individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to: (1) repeal certain restrictions on rollovers from simple IRAs: (2) allow employers to elect to terminate qualified salary reduction arrangements at any time during the year; (3) repeal the enhanced 25% penalty on premature withdrawals made from simple IRAs within the first two plan years; (4) allow additional nonelective employer contributions to simple IRAs; (5) establish automatic deferral IRAs; (6) allow a transfer of unused balances in flexible spending arrangements to a qualified retirement or eligible deferred compensation plan; (7) increase the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs; and (8) allow multiple small employer retirement plans that provide for automatic employee contributions. Requires the Office of Financial Education of the Department of the Treasury to develop and implement an outreach plan to educate small businesses on the types and benefits of available retirement plans. Requires the Secretaries of the Treasury and Labor to develop recommendations for small businesses to improve retirement outcomes. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop age-appropriate financial literacy curricula for elementary and secondary schools. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) permit payroll deduction plans for individual retirement accounts or annuities; and (2) require disclosures relating to lifetime income from pension plans and annuities.

Bill· HRH.R. 4746 (111th)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent pending tax increases, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

Repeals: (1) provisions in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 terminating tax reductions made by such Act after December 31, 2010; and (2) the provision in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 terminating after 2008 reductions in tax rates on dividends and net capital gain. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the tax deductions for state and local sales taxes and for tuition and related expenses; and (2) the increased expensing allowance (i.e., $125,000) for depreciable business assets.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 79 (111th)referred

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2010

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits annual federal outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding one-fifth of economic output of the United States of America, unless two-thirds of each chamber provides for a specific increase of outlays above this amount. Authorizes waiver of this article when a declaration of war is in effect.

Bill· HRH.R. 4717 (111th)referred

Open EAJA Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 2010

Open EAJA Act of 2010 - Directs the Attorney General to issue an annual online report to Congress and the public on the amount of attorney fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the law commonly known as the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). Directs the Comptroller General to commence an audit of the Equal Access to Justice Act for 1995 through the end of the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and report to Congress on the audit results.

Bill· HRH.R. 4718 (111th)referred

Stop Unfair Taxes Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 2010

Stop Unfair Taxes Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2013, the taxation of unemployment compensation.

Bill· HRH.R. 4730 (111th)open

Tax Credits for Jobs Now Act of 2010

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 2010

Tax Credits for Jobs Now Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code allow employers a refundable tax credit for increasing aggregate employee wages paid in 2010 over those paid in 2009, and for increasing aggregate employee wages paid in 2011 over those paid in 2010. Increases the rate of such credit for increasing wage payments in high unemployment states (states with an unemployment rage of at least 8.5%). Limits the annual amount of such credit to $500,000.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 78 (111th)referred

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 2010

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict. Requires the appropriate congressional committees to report implementing legislation to achieve a balanced budget without reducing the disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to achieve that goal.

Bill· SS. 3044 (111th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for qualified motor vehicle taxes for motor homes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 2010

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2011 the tax deduction for state and local sales or excise taxes imposed on the purchase of a motor home; and (2) revise the definition of "motor home" for purposes of this tax deduction to include a recreation vehicle trailer and a slide-in camper.

Bill· SS. 3047 (111th)referred

Tax Code Termination Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 2010

Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 2013, except provisions of such Code relating to social security taxation (i.e., taxes on wage, self-employment, and railroad retirement income). Establishes within the legislative branch a National Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification. Directs the Commission to: (1) review the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its impact on the economy, families, and the workforce: (2) determine whether the current income tax system should be replaced with a flat tax, a national sales tax, or another system, or can be simplified; and (3) submit a report to Congress on the results of its review, with recommendations for fundamental reform and simplification of the Code. Requires congressional approval of a new federal tax system no later than July 4, 2013, or a vote of Congress to reauthorize the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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