HR 5552 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010

Introduced Jun 17, 2010 Originated House Became Public Law 111-237 Sponsor Ron Kind D-WI

Latest action · Aug 16, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-237.

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.

IntroducedJun 17, 2010
Passed HouseJun 29, 2010
Passed SenateAug 5, 2010
To the PresidentAug 10, 2010
Became lawAug 16, 2010Public Law 111-237

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 29, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) excise taxes on recreational equipment to be due and payable on the date for filing the return for such taxes (i.e., quarterly); and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to assess and collect, in the same manner as delinquent taxes are assessed and collected, mandatory orders of restitution for victims of crime.

Increases by 0.25% in the third quarter of 2015 the estimated tax payments of corporations with assets of not less than $1 billion.

Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 400	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed412–6	Jun 29, 2010

Cosponsors 87

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2010 to Jun 29, 2010; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-WA	Adam Smith	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-IN	Baron P. Hill	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-MI	Bart Stupak	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-KY	Ben Chandler	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-CO	Betsy Markey	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-NC	Bob Etheridge	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-IN	Brad Ellsworth	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-LA	Charlie Melancon	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-PA	Christopher P. Carney	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-OK	Dan Boren	Original	Jun 17, 2010
R-NV	Dean Heller	Original	Jun 17, 2010
D-CA	Dennis A. Cardoza	Original	Jun 17, 2010
R-AK	Don Young	Original	Jun 17, 2010

Show all 87 cosponsors

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jun 17, 2010

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

Aug 16, 2010Signed by President.
Aug 16, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-237.
Aug 10, 2010Presented to President.
Aug 6, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 5, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6975)
Aug 5, 2010Cleared for White House.
Jul 12, 2010Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
Jun 30, 2010Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jun 29, 2010Mr. Kind moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 29, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4934-4936)
Jun 29, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5552.
Jun 29, 2010At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jun 29, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4943-4944)
Jun 29, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 6 (Roll no. 400). (text: CR H4934)
Jun 29, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 17, 2010Introduced in House
Jun 17, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 4

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 S6975	Harry Reid D-NV	Aug 5, 2010
Senate	Debate and remarks S5721	Harry Reid D-NV	Jul 12, 2010
Senate	Debate and remarks S5718	Thomas R. Carper D-DE	Jun 30, 2010
House	Debate and remarks H4934–H4936Text printed H4934Recorded votes H4943enactTables H4971, H5200Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act	Geoff Davis R-KY, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC, Paul D. Ryan R-WI, Ron Kind D-WI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Wally Herger R-CA	Jun 29, 2010

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Jun 29, 2010H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 29, 2010</p>
Jun 29, 2010H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 29, 2010

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R41360	Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy	Report	Jul 15, 2022
R41228	State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2011 Budget and Appropriations Archived	Report	Apr 22, 2011

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 510	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.	Related bill	Jan 14, 2009
S 632	Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act	Related bill	Mar 18, 2009

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and to provide for the assessment by the Secretary of the Treasury of certain criminal restitution.
Short Titles as Introduced: Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010
Short Titles as Passed House: Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010
Short Titles as Enacted: Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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