About the bill
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (Pub.L. 107–16, 115 Stat. 38, June 7, 2001) was a sweeping piece of tax legislation in the United States passed by the 107th Congress and signed by President George W. Bush. It is commonly known by its abbreviation EGTRRA, often pronounced "egg-tra" or "egg-terra", and sometimes also known simply as the 2001 Act (especially where the context of a discussion is clearly about taxes), but is more commonly referred to as one of the two "Bush tax cuts".
The Act made significant changes in several areas of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, including income tax rates, estate and gift tax exclusions, and qualified and retirement plan rules. In general, the Act lowered tax rates and simplified retirement and qualified plan …
Sponsor and status
William M. “Bill” Thomas
Sponsor. Representative for California's 21st congressional district. Republican.
107th Congress (2001–2002)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 7, 2001
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 7, 2001.
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History
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May 15, 2001
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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May 16, 2001
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 142 (107th). |
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May 16, 2001
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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May 23, 2001
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. |
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May 25, 2001
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. |
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May 26, 2001
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report. |
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May 26, 2001
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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May 26, 2001
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 153 (107th). |
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Jun 7, 2001
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 1836 (107th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1836. This is the one from the 107th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 22, 2002. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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