S.1723 Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011
A bill to provide for teacher and first responder stabilization.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NO
- Outcome
- NO
Recent Member Votes
My Representatives
Sponsored by
- Senator Robert Menendez (NJ Democrat)
Co-Sponsored by
- Senator Sherrod Brown (OH Democrat)
- Senator Benjamin Cardin (MD Democrat)
- Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA Democrat)
- Senator Thomas Harkin (IA Democrat)
- Senator Patrick Leahy (VT Democrat)
- Senator Harry Reid (NV Democrat)
- Senator Debbie Ann Stabenow (MI Democrat)
- Senator Robert Casey (PA Democrat)
- Senator Jeff Merkley (OR Democrat)
- Senator Chris Coons (DE Democrat)
- Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT Democrat)



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Summary:
10/17/2011--Introduced.Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the costs of retaining, recalling, rehiring, or hiring employees to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary education and related services. Allows states to reserve up to 10% of their grant for awards, for the same purposes, to state-funded early learning programs. Requires LEAs and state-funded early learning programs to obligate such funds by the close of FY2013. Prohibits the use of such grants to supplant state funding for education. Directs the Attorney General to carry out a competitive grant program pursuant to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for the hiring, rehiring, or retention of career law enforcement officers. Makes appropriations to the Community Oriented Policing Stabilization Fund to carry out such program and for transfer to a First Responder Stabilization Fund from which the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) shall make competitive grants for hiring additional firefighters pursuant to the Federal Fire Prevention Control Act of 1974. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on individual taxpayers in taxable years beginning after 2012 an additional tax equal to 0.5% of so much of their modified adjusted gross income as exceeds $1 million. Defines"modified adjusted gross income"as adjusted gross income reduced by any deduction allowed for investment interest. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the $1 million threshold amount for taxable years beginning after 2013.
Actions:
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6625-6626)
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204.
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 177.
Question:
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1723)3/5
Result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected