AGREE Act

Summary

American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship Act or the AGREE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain tax expenditure provisions for business taxpayers, including: (1) bonus depreciation and expensing of business and investment assets, (2) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock, and (3) the tax credit for increasing research expenses. Increases to 20% the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit and makes such credit permanent. Increases the research tax credit for the research expenses of manufacturers whose domestic production gross receipts exceed 50% of their total production gross receipts. Allows a business-related tax credit of up to $100,000 for 25% of the franchise fees paid or incurred by a veteran for the purchase of a franchise. Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt certain small issuers of securities from the internal control reporting and assessment requirements of such Act. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual People's Republic of China immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Sets forth a transition period for employment-based immigrant visas and per country distribution rules for reserved and unreserved visas. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to share information and provide: (1) unredacted samples of the products, packaging, and labels, or related photos with trademark right holders if United States Customs and Border Protection suspects an import or export violation under specified provisions of the Lanham Act relating to copied or simulated marks or names; and (2) samples to affected parties upon the seizure of material imported in violation of specified federal copyright laws prohibiting the circumvention of technological measures that control access to or protect a copyrighted work.

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Timeline

1. 18 November 2011

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 November 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 November 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 December 2011

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

   Source: Committee

5. 12 January 2012

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 November 2011 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsba00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011
• related to → Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011
• related to → Help Veterans Own Franchises Act
• related to → Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011
• related to ← Domestic Jobs Innovation Bonus Act
• related to ← Help Veterans Own Franchises Act
• related to ← Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011
• related to ← Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
• related to ← Bonus Depreciation and Small Business Expense Extension Act
• related to ← AGREE Act
• related to ← Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011