Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (2008; 110th Congress H.R. 1424)

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About the bill

This bill became the vehicle for passage of economic stimulus relief during the 2008 financial crisis as well as other unrelated provisions. It was the Senate's October 2008 plan, and it became law. The bill contains sections for: * Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 * Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 * Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 * Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 * Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 This bill was originally introduced in March ...

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Sponsor and status

Introduced:

Mar 9, 2007
110^th Congress, 2007–2009

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 3, 2008

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 3, 2008.

Law:

Pub.L. 110-343

Sponsor:

Patrick Kennedy was the sponsor of this bill when it was introduced, but the bill’s text was subsequently replaced with unrelated provisions.

Text:

Read Text »
Last Updated: Oct 3, 2008
Length: 169 pages

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

S. 3335: Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Failed Cloture on Jul 30, 2008. 68% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 7202: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2008

Introduced on Sep 28, 2008. 58% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 2642: American Renewable Energy Act of 2008

Introduced on Feb 14, 2008. 19% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 3322: Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Introduced on Jul 23, 2008. 75% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 6587: Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Introduced on Jul 23, 2008. 77% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 7006: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Passed House (Senate next) on Sep 24, 2008. 45% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 6640: Fair Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Introduced on Jul 29, 2008. 87% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Mar 9, 2007		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Jul 18, 2007		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Mar 5, 2008		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1014 (110th).
Mar 5, 2008		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jul 30, 2008		Source Bill — Failed Cloture in the Senate This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3335 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1424 (110th).
Sep 24, 2008		Source Bill — Passed House (Senate next) This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7006 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1424 (110th).
Oct 1, 2008		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. View Vote »
Oct 2, 2008		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Oct 3, 2008		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1525 (110th).
Oct 3, 2008		House Agreed to Changes The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Oct 3, 2008		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 1424 (110th) 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.

This bill was introduced in the 110^th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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H.R. 1424 (110th): Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008