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

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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.

  1. IntroducedJun 17, 2010
  2. Passed HouseJun 29, 2010
  3. Passed SenateAug 5, 2010
  4. To the PresidentAug 10, 2010
  5. 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 callQuestionResultDate
House 400On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed412–6Jun 29, 2010

Yea 412

Nay 6

Not voting 14

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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-INBaron P. HillOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-MIBart StupakOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-COBetsy MarkeyOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-NCBob EtheridgeOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-INBrad EllsworthOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-LACharlie MelanconOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-PAChristopher P. CarneyOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-OKDan BorenOriginalJun 17, 2010
R-NVDean HellerOriginalJun 17, 2010
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalJun 17, 2010
R-AKDon YoungOriginalJun 17, 2010
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Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 17, 2010

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 16, 2010Signed by President.
  2. Aug 16, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-237.
  3. Aug 10, 2010Presented to President.
  4. Aug 6, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Aug 5, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6975)
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S6975Harry Reid D-NVAug 5, 2010
SenateDebate and remarks S5721Harry Reid D-NVJul 12, 2010
SenateDebate and remarks S5718Thomas R. Carper D-DEJun 30, 2010
HouseDebate and remarks H4934–H4936Text printed H4934Recorded votes H4943enactTables H4971, H5200Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement ActGeoff 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-CAJun 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

  1. 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>
  2. 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.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 510To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.Related billJan 14, 2009
S 632Firearms Fairness and Affordability ActRelated billMar 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.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jul 12, 2010Placed on Calendar Senate
  3. Jun 29, 2010Engrossed in House
  4. Jun 17, 2010Introduced in House

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