United States · Bill · S
S. 1723 (112th)
Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011
Introduced
17 October 2011
Last action
20 October 2011 · Vote
Status
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 177. (consideration: CR S6840; text: CR S6840)
Sponsors
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the costs of retaining, recalling, rehiring, or hiring employees to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary education and related services. Allows states to reserve up to 10% of their grant for awards, for the same purposes, to state-funded early learning programs. Requires LEAs and state-funded early learning programs to obligate such funds by the close of FY2013. Prohibits the use of such grants to supplant state funding for education. Directs the Attorney General to carry out a competitive grant program pursuant to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for the hiring, rehiring, or retention of career law enforcement officers. Makes appropriations to the Community Oriented Policing Stabilization Fund to carry out such program and for transfer to a First Responder Stabilization Fund from which the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) shall make competitive grants for hiring additional firefighters pursuant to the Federal Fire Prevention Control Act of 1974. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on individual taxpayers in taxable years beginning after 2012 an additional tax equal to 0.5% of so much of their modified adjusted gross income as exceeds $1 million. Defines "modified adjusted gross income" as adjusted gross income reduced by any deduction allowed for investment interest. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the $1 million threshold amount for taxable years beginning after 2013.
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Timeline
17 October 2011
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
17 October 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
18 October 2011
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204.
Source: Calendars
18 October 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6625-6626)
Source: IntroReferral
19 October 2011
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6753)
Source: Floor
20 October 2011
Vote
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 177. (consideration: CR S6840; text: CR S6840)
Source: Floor
Votes
20 October 2011 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1723 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · Official source
Yes 50 · No 50 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]Yea
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]Yea
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]Yea
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]Yea
Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.
Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 18 October 2011 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 18 October 2011
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 18 October 2011
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
Related records
- related to → Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2012
- related to → American Jobs Act of 2011
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1723
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1723
- us · 112-s-1723 · source updated 14 August 2025