Patriot Employers Act
Latest action · Aug 2, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10795)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Patriot Employers Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer certified as a Patriot employer by the Secretary of the Treasury a tax credit for one percent of such employer's taxable income. Defines a "Patriot employer" as any taxpayer who: (1) maintains its headquarters in the United States; (2) pays at least 60% of the health care premiums of its employees; (3) observes a policy requiring neutrality in employee organizing drives; (4) maintains or increases the number of its full-time workers in the United States relative to its full-time workers outside of the United States; (5) provides full differential salary and insurance benefits for all National Guard and Reserve employees called to active duty; and (6) provides its employees with a certain level of compensation and retirement benefits.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2007 to Feb 26, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Feb 26, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Aug 2, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10794-10795)
- Aug 2, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10795)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9358 | Sherrod Brown D-OH | Sep 24, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13146 | Sherrod Brown D-OH | Oct 19, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10794Text printed S10795 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text) | Aug 2, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5907 | Eagle Employers Act | Related bill | Apr 24, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide a Federal income tax credit for Patriot employers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Patriot Employers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Commerce
- Corporate management
- Defined benefit pension plans
- Defined contribution plans
- Employee health benefits
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Health
- Health insurance
- Income tax
- Insurance premiums
- Iraq compilation
- Job creation
- Labor and Employment
- Medical economics
- National Guard
- Salaries
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Wages
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
