Open Congress : News Articles for S.3335 Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Commercial Building Tax Deduction Set to Expire

2008-09-14T20:00:00Z

... the US Senate failed to pass a five-year CBTD extension when it failed to approve S. 3335, the "Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008. ...

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Dems to force equal pay vote on McCain

2008-09-03T20:00:00Z

Senate Republicans blocked cloture on motions to proceed to both S. 3335 and HR 6049 before the break, but Sen. Reid and Sen. Baucus remain committed to ...

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A Silly Energy Debate

2008-08-29T20:00:00Z

If Congress were really serious about breaking America's addiction to oil, and especially foreign oil, it would pass legislation (S. 3335 and HR 6049) that ...

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Merely lip service

2008-08-26T20:00:00Z

However, when it comes to supporting an energy policy and energy legislation (specifically S. 3335) that will encourage the use of solar energy via tax ...

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Loaded legislation

2008-08-24T20:00:00Z

The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, S. 3335, not only includes tax benefits important to the renewable energy industry but many ...

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Polls and energy policy

2008-08-18T20:00:00Z

If Congress were really serious about breaking America's addiction to oil, and especially foreign oil, it would pass legislation (S. 3335 and HR 6049) that ...

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McCain's bogus ad

2008-08-18T20:00:00Z

According to Thomas Friedman, McCain has failed to vote all eight times on a Senate bill, S. 3335, which would extend investment and production tax credits ...

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THOMAS FRIEDMAN: MCCAIN HAS EIGHT STRIKES ON ENERGY

2008-08-15T20:00:00Z

It was only five days earlier, July 30, that the Senate was voting for the eighth time in the past year on a broad, vitally important bill -- S. 3335 ...

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THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Eight strikes and you're out

2008-08-14T20:00:00Z

It was only five days earlier, July 30, that the Senate was voting for the eighth time in the past year on a broad, vitally important bill - S. 3335 - that ...

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McCain's tilting at wind turbines

2008-08-14T20:00:00Z

It was only five days earlier, July 30, that the Senate was voting for the eighth time in the past year on a broad, vitally important bill (S. 3335) that ...

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Friedman calls McCain a â€˜cynicalâ€™ candidate who thinks Americans ...

2008-08-12T20:00:00Z

It was only five days earlier, on July 30, that the Senate was voting for the eighth time in the past year on a broad, vitally important bill â€” S. 3335 ...

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Eight Strikes and Youâ€™re Out

2008-08-11T20:00:00Z

It was only five days earlier, on July 30, that the Senate was voting for the eighth time in the past year on a broad, vitally important bill â€” S. 3335 ...

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Solar group slams Congress over bill

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

SEIA President Rhone Resch blasted the Senate, as it failed to pass a cloture motion on S. 3335, the Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act. The act ...

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Energy tax credits stalled in Senate

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

The bill, S. 3335, also seeks to extend the research-and-development tax credit that expired in December, and revive tax credits for the deduction of state ...

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Renewable Energy Tax Credit Legislation Voted Down in US Senate

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

The Senate bill, S. 3335, contains a one-year PTC extension at its current value. After December 31, 2009, any further extension would include the ...

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PTC Extension Bill Fails Senate Cloture Vote

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

But that vote failed 51-43. The White House has already stated its opposition to S.3335 and has threatened to veto it.

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ALLIANCE URGES SENATE TO ENACT URGENTLY-NEEDED ENERGY-EFFICIENCY ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

The bill (S. 3335, The Jobs, Energy, Families & Disaster Relief Act of 2008), also includes a valuable new tax credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles. ...

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Solar ITC Extension Gets Hung Up In The Senate

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

This morning, cloture on the Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 (S.3335) was defeated on the Senate floor by a vote of 51-43. ...

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Allies of Big Oil in Senate Again Prevent Tax Incentives for ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

â€œWe are dismayed that the oil and gas industryâ€™s allies in the Senate have blocked passage of HR 6049 and S. 3335. Every day that passes without any real ...

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Renewable Energy Tax Credits Could Be Voted on This Week

2008-07-28T20:00:00Z

The Senate bill, S. 3335, contains a one-year PTC extension at its current value. After December 31, 2009, any further extension would include the ...

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Tips and Advice for Environmental Activists

2008-07-28T20:00:00Z

The Senate is expected to vote on the bill, the Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act (S. 3335), sometime this week. Send a message urging your ...

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Mental health parity provisions added to tax bill

2008-07-27T20:00:00Z

... agreement between congressional negotiators who worked out differences between House- and Senate-approved parity measuresâ€”to the tax bill, S. 3335. ...

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