HR8 | US Congress 2011-2012 | American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

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On January 2, 2013 in the House:

Became Public Law No: 112-240.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.

On January 1, 2013 in the Senate:

S.AMDT.3450 Amendment SA 3450 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
S.AMDT.3448 Amendment SA 3448 proposed by Senator Reid. In the nature of a substitute.
S.AMDT.3448 Amendment SA 3448 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.AMDT.3450 Amendment SA 3450 proposed by Senator Pryor for Senator Reid. To amend the title.
Passed Senate, under the order of 1/1/2013, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 8.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 844 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 8 to H.R. 8 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. The resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 8 . The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the motion and the Senate amendments and provides that they shall be considered as read.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 844 , the House moved to agree to the Senate amendments.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 844 , the House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the Senate amendments to H.R. 8 .
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On January 1, 2013 in the House:

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by recorded vote: 257 - 167 .
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On September 11, 2012 in the Senate:

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.

On September 10, 2012 in the Senate:

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

On August 1, 2012 in the House:

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 747 , the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Levin amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Rule H. Res. 747 passed House.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6169 and H.R. 8 . H.R. 6169 is accorded 3 hours of general debate and H.R. 8 is accorded 1 hour of general debate. For H.R. 6169 , the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part A of the report is in order and shall be debatable for 20 minutes. For H.R. 8 , the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B is made in order and shall be debatable for 20 minutes. Section 3 provides that on any legislative day from August 3, 2012 through September 7, 2012: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; the Chair may adjourn the House to meet at a date and time within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution; and bills and resolutions introduced shall be numbered, listed in the Congressional Record, and when printed shall bear the date of introduction, but may be referred at a later time. Section 4 authorizes the Speaker to appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3 as though under clause 8 of rule I. Section 5 of the resolution provides that each day during the period addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a calendar for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution. Section 6 of the resolution provides that each day during the period addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a legislative day for the purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII . Section 7 of the resolution provides that for each day during the period addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XXII . Section 8 of the resolution authorizes the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of August 2, 2012. Section 9 of the resolution waives the requirement of clause 6 of rule XIII with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of August 2, 2012.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 747 .
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8 .
H.AMDT.1473 Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Levin. Amendment sought to extend for one year certain expired or expiring tax provisions that apply to middle-income taxpayers with income below $250,000 for married couples filing jointly, and below $200,000 for single filers, including, but not limited to, marginal rate reductions, capital gains and dividend rate preferences, alternative minimum tax relief, marriage penalty relief, and expanded tax relief for working families with children and college students.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
H.AMDT.1473 The previous question was ordered on the amendment pursuant to the rule.
H.AMDT.1473 On agreeing to the Levin amendment Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 170 - 257 .
Mr. DeFazio moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to amend the underlying Republican 1 year extension, allowing the tax cuts to expire for income over $1 million. It would use that money for small business expensing and the rest for deficit reduction, for a total of $29 billion over 10 years.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 181 - 246 .
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 256 - 171 .

On July 31, 2012 in the House:

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 747 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6169 and H.R. 8 . H.R. 6169 is accorded 3 hours of general debate and H.R. 8 is accorded 1 hour of general debate. For H.R. 6169 , the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part A of the report is in order and shall be debatable for 20 minutes. For H.R. 8 , the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B is made in order and shall be debatable for 20 minutes. Section 3 provides that on any legislative day from August 3, 2012 through September 7, 2012: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; the Chair may adjourn the House to meet at a date and time within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution; and bills and resolutions introduced shall be numbered, listed in the Congressional Record, and when printed shall bear the date of introduction, but may be referred at a later time.

On July 24, 2012 in the House:

Referred to House Budget
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

H.AMDT.1473

Amendment sought to extend for one year certain expired or expiring tax provisions that apply to middle-income taxpayers with income below $250,000 for married couples filing jointly, and below $200,000 for single filers, including, but not limited to, marginal rate reductions, capital gains and dividend rate preferences, alternative minimum tax relief, marriage penalty relief, and expanded tax relief for working families with children and college students.