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S. 2237 · 112th Congress

Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act

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HRD ReidSponsor
7 cosponsors · 7 D
CSD Schumer BCD Casey RDD Durbin MLD Landrieu SWD Whitehouse RBD Blumenthal CCD Coons

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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.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 26, 2012

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act

Latest action (Jul 12, 2012): Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 341.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 26, 2012

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Latest vote · Senate · Jul 12, 2012

Ending debate (cloture) — Cloture Motion Rejected. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Yea53
MBD Begich MPD Pryor DFD Feinstein MUD Udall MBD Bennet JLI Lieberman RBD Blumenthal CCD Coons TCD Carper BND Nelson DAD Akaka DID Inouye THD Harkin RDD Durbin MLD Landrieu JKD Kerry SBR Brown BMD Mikulski BCD Cardin CLD Levin DSD Stabenow AFD Franken AKD Klobuchar CMD McCaskill JTD Tester MBD Baucus KHD Hagan KCD Conrad BND Nelson JSD Shaheen BMD Menendez FLD Lautenberg JBD Bingaman TUD Udall DHR Heller HRD Reid CSD Schumer KGD Gillibrand SBD Brown JMD Merkley RWD Wyden BCD Casey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse TJD Johnson JWD Webb MWD Warner BSI Sanders PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray HKD Kohl JRD Rockefeller
Nay44
LMR Murkowski JSR Sessions RSR Shelby JBR Boozman JMR McCain JKR Kyl MRR Rubio JIR Isakson SCR Chambliss CGR Grassley JRR Risch MCR Crapo DCR Coats RLR Lugar PRR Roberts MMR McConnell RPR Paul DVR Vitter OSR Snowe SCR Collins RBR Blunt RWR Wicker TCR Cochran RBR Burr JHR Hoeven MJR Johanns KAR Ayotte RPR Portman JIR Inhofe TCR Coburn PTR Toomey JDR DeMint LGR Graham JTR Thune BCR Corker LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn KHR Hutchison MLR Lee OHR Hatch RJR Johnson JMD Manchin JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Not Voting3
BBD Boxer MKR Kirk JMR Moran
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNay
Mark BegichDAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALNay
Richard ShelbyRALNay
John BoozmanRARNay
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZNay
Jon KylRAZNay
Barbara BoxerDCANot Voting
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Mark UdallDCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Joseph LiebermanIDCTYea
Richard BlumenthalDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Marco RubioRFLNay
Johnny IsaksonRGANay
Saxby ChamblissRGANay
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIANay
Tom HarkinDIAYea
James RischRIDNay
Mike CrapoRIDNay
Mark KirkRILNot Voting
Richard DurbinDILYea
Daniel CoatsRINNay
Richard LugarRINNay
Jerry MoranRKSNot Voting
Pat RobertsRKSNay
Mitch McConnellRKYNay
Rand PaulRKYNay
David VitterRLANay
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
John KerryDMAYea
Scott BrownRMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMENay
Susan CollinsRMENay
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Roy BluntRMONay
Roger WickerRMSNay
Thad CochranRMSNay
Jon TesterDMTYea
Max BaucusDMTYea
Kay HaganDNCYea
Richard BurrRNCNay
John HoevenRNDNay
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Mike JohannsRNENay
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Kelly AyotteRNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Dean HellerRNVYea
Harry ReidDNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
Rob PortmanROHNay
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
Jim InhofeROKNay
Thomas CoburnROKNay
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPANay
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Jim DeMintRSCNay
Lindsey GrahamRSCNay
John ThuneRSDNay
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNNay
Lamar AlexanderRTNNay
John CornynRTXNay
Kay HutchisonRTXNay
Mike LeeRUTNay
Orrin HatchRUTNay
Jim WebbDVAYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Ron JohnsonRWINay
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Joe ManchinDWVNay
John BarrassoRWYNay
Michael EnziRWYNay
All recorded votes (4)
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
    Senate · Jul 12, 2012 · “On the Cloture Motion S. 2237” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
    Senate · Jul 12, 2012 · “On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2521 to S. 2237 (Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act)” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid
  • Setting aside (motion to table) Motion to Table Agreed to
    Senate · Jul 12, 2012 · “On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2524 to S. 2237 (Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act)” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid
  • Ending debate on taking up the measure (cloture) Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
    Senate · Jul 10, 2012 · “On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2237” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid