US Congress Senate Bill 2237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-07-12 - Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 341.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act

Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

2012-07-12 - Senate - On the Cloture Motion S. 2237 (Y: 53 N: 44 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-07-12 - Senate - On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2521 to S. 2237 (Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act) (Y: 57 N: 41 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-07-12 - Senate - On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2524 to S. 2237 (Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act) (Y: 73 N: 24 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-07-10 - Senate - On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2237 (Y: 80 N: 14 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-12	Senate	Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 341.
2012-07-12	Senate	Cloture on the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 177. (consideration: CR S4938; text: CR S4938)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2521 Cloture on amendment SA 2521 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 176. (consideration: CR S4938; text: CR S4938)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2525 SA 2525 fell when SA 2524 was tabled. (consideration: CR S4936)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2524 Motion to table amendment SA 2524 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 24. Record Vote Number: 175. (consideration: CR S4936)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2528 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932)
2012-07-12	Senate	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932-4938)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2527 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2526 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2525 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2524 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2523 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2522 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932)
2012-07-12	Senate	S.AMDT.2521 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4932, S4937-4938)
2012-07-11	Senate	Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4885; text: CR S4885)
2012-07-11	Senate	S.AMDT.2528 Amendment SA 2528 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2527. (consideration: CR S4885; text: CR S4885)Of a perfecting nature.
2012-07-11	Senate	S.AMDT.2527 Amendment SA 2527 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2526 (the instructions of the motion to commit). (consideration: CR S4885; text: CR S4885)Of a perfecting nature.
2012-07-11	Senate	S.AMDT.2526 Amendment SA 2526 proposed by Senator Reid. (consideration: CR S4885; text: CR S4885)To change the enactment date.
2012-07-11	Senate	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)
2012-07-11	Senate	S.AMDT.2525 Amendment SA 2525 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2524. (consideration: CR S4884-4885; text: CR S4885)To change the enactment date.
2012-07-11	Senate	S.AMDT.2524 Amendment SA 2524 proposed by Senator Reid to language proposed to be stricken by amendment no. SA 2521. (consideration: CR S4884)Of a perfecting nature.
2012-07-11	Senate	S.AMDT.2521 Cloture motion on amendment SA 2521 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4884; text: CR S4884)
2012-07-11	Senate	S.AMDT.2523 Amendment SA 2523 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2522. (consideration: CR S4884; text: CR S4884)Of a perfecting nature.
2012-07-11	Senate	S.AMDT.2522 Amendment SA 2522 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2521. (consideration: CR S4884; text: CR S4884)To change the enactment date.
2012-07-11	Senate	S.AMDT.2521 Amendment SA 2521 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Landrieu. (consideration: CR S4884)In the nature of a substitute.
2012-07-11	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S4835-4885)
2012-07-11	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2012-07-10	Senate	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)
2012-07-10	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4793-4800, S4804-4815)
2012-07-09	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4783-4786)
2012-06-29	Senate	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4765; text: CR S4765)
2012-06-29	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4731-4733, S4735-4764, S4765)
2012-06-28	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4689; text: CR S4689)
2012-06-27	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4645-4668)
2012-06-26	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4627-4631; text: CR S4627)
2012-06-25	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4448)
2012-03-27	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.
2012-03-26	Senate	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)

HB3630 (Related) 2012-02-22 - Became Public Law No: 112-96.
HB4196 (Related) 2012-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB2240 (Related) 2012-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB1773 (Related) 2011-05-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB5974 (Related) 2012-06-20 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB12 (Related) 2011-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB6030 (Same As) 2012-06-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2237/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2237/BILLS-112s2237pcs.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1122/vote_112_2_00174.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1122/vote_112_2_00175.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1122/vote_112_2_00176.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1122/vote_112_2_00177.htm