S.1726 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- NO
- Outcome
- YES
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Sponsored by
- Senator Mitch Mcconnell (KY Republican)
Co-Sponsored by
- Senator Roy Blunt (MO Republican)
- Senator John Boozman (AR Republican)
- Senator Richard Burr (NC Republican)
- Senator Mark Kirk (IL Republican)
- Senator Jerry Moran (KS Republican)
- Senator David Vitter (LA Republican)
- Senator Susan Collins (ME Republican)
- Senator John Cornyn (TX Republican)
- Senator Michael Enzi (WY Republican)
- Senator John Mccain (AZ Republican)
- Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK Republican)
- Senator Olympia Snowe (ME Republican)
- Senator John Thune (SD Republican)
- Senator Dean Heller (NV Republican)
- Senator John Barrasso (WY Republican)
- Senator Mike Johanns (NE Republican)
- Senator Scott Brown (MA Republican)
- Senator Marco Rubio (FL Republican)
- Senator Kelly Ayotte (NH Republican)
- Senator John Hoeven (ND Republican)
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Summary:
10/17/2011--Introduced.Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Repeals the provision in the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 requiring federal, state, and local governmental entities to withhold 3% of payments due to vendors providing goods and services to such entities. Rescinds permanently $30 billion of appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine and identify from which appropriation accounts such rescissions shall apply and report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on such rescissions.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
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. 205.
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 178.
Question:
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1726)3/5
Result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected