Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009
Latest action · Jul 7, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7195)
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.
- IntroducedJul 7, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase in taxable years beginning in 2009, 2010, or 2011: (1) the limit on the tax deduction for trade or business start-up expenditures from $5,000 to $10,000; and (2) the threshold amount for reducing such limit.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 7, 2009 to Mar 25, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Jul 7, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Aug 3, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Dec 23, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Mar 25, 2010 |
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 Jul 7, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 7, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jul 7, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7195, S7195-7196)
- Jul 7, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7195)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S7195Text printed S7195 | Jeff Merkley D-OR (text) | Jul 7, 2009 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-1127 | WHAT IS WORKING: TAX INCENTIVES TO AID SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY64 pages | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Dec 3, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1552 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for start-up expenditures. | Related bill | Mar 17, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for start-up expenditures.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 7, 2009Introduced 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.
