Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Employee stock options

Bill Introduced: H.R.7005 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008

2008-09-22T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6049 Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008

2008-05-13T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.333 Expressing continued support for employee stock ownership plans.

2008-04-23T20:00:00Z

Expressing continued support for employee stock ownership plans.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-25T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 25, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-166.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-25T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 25, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-19T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-18T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 18, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4351 AMT Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-10T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2389 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative minimum tax credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability, and for other purposes.

2007-11-15T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative minimum tax credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-10-29T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3861 AMT Credit Fairness and Relief Act of 2007

2007-10-15T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the AMT refundable credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2116 Ending Corporate Tax Favors for Stock Options Act

2007-09-27T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such compensation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5970 Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006

2006-07-27T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.4297 Tax Reconciliation bill

2006-05-16T20:00:00Z

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

May 16, 2006: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.4297 Tax Reconciliation bill

2006-05-16T20:00:00Z

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

May 16, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-222.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4297 Tax Reconciliation bill

2006-05-15T20:00:00Z

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

May 15, 2006: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4297 Tax Reconciliation bill

2006-05-10T20:00:00Z

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

May 10, 2006: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4297 Tax Reconciliation bill

2005-11-09T19:00:00Z

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3653 Employee Participation Incentive Act of 2005

2005-09-05T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax to C corporations which have substantial employee ownership and to encourage stock ownership by employees by excluding from gross income stock paid as compensation for services, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3385 AMT Credit Fairness Act of 2005

2005-07-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for individuals after a period of years, to require returns with respect to certain stock options, and for other purposes.