Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 10, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend until December 31, 2012, the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) reduce the percentage rate of payments to issuers in 2011 and 2012, (3) allow refundings of currently issued bonds, and (4) allow the use of Build America bonds to fund capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2011 to Mar 27, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | John C. Carney, Jr. | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 15, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Feb 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 15, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 2, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 13, 2011 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Oct 11, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Mar 27, 2012 |
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 Feb 10, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H620)
- Feb 10, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3407 | Gerald E. Connolly D-VA | Jun 5, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5971 | Gerald E. Connolly D-VA | Sep 8, 2011 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1917 | Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY | Mar 17, 2011 |
| House | Debate and remarks H812, H814 | Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, James P. McGovern D-MA | Feb 15, 2011 |
| House | Debate and remarks H646Lists H681H.R. 11 | Peter A. DeFazio D-OR | Feb 10, 2011 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H681.
Printed hearings 3
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. 112-666 | HELPING RESPONSIBLE HOMEOWNERS SAVE MONEY THROUGH REFINANCING67 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Apr 25, 2012 |
| — | HEARING ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER TARGET BENEFITS AND ELIMINATE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE112 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Apr 19, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-468 | STATE OF THE HOUSING MARKET: REMOVING BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY187 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Feb 9, 2012–Feb 28, 2012 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41735 | State and Local Government Debt: An Analysis Archived | Report | Jan 23, 2012 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 736 | BABE RUTH Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 16, 2011 |
| HR 747 | Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 16, 2011 |
| HR 992 | Building American Jobs Act of 2011 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2011 |
| S 1895 | Upstate Works Act | Related bill | Nov 17, 2011 |
| HR 6206 | Build America Bonds Act of 2012 | Related bill | Jul 26, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Build America Bonds program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
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.
