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

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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 2007 and passed the House as the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. In October 2008, it was co-opted as the so-called "vehicle" to pass the economic relief bill with an amendment that replaced the entire …

Sponsor and status

Introduced
110th 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 on Mar 9, 2007, but the bill’s text was subsequently replaced with unrelated provisions.

Text

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Last Updated: Oct 3, 2008
Length: 169 pages

Cosponsors

274 Cosponsors (233 Democrats, 41 Republicans)

Source
Congress.gov

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Oct 2, 2008
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment.

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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.

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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.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1424. This is the one from the 110th Congress.

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

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