S. 1726 · 112th Congress
Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
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Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Repeals the provision in 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 it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 17, 2011
Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Repeals the provision in 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.
Rescinds permanently $30 billion of appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine and identify from which appropriation accounts such rescissions shall apply and report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on such rescissions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
Latest action (Oct 20, 2011): Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 178. (consideration: CR S6840-6841; text: CR S6840)
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 17, 2011
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Latest vote · Senate · Oct 20, 2011
Ending debate on taking up the measure (cloture) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected. Vote details
Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid