HR 6487 · 112th Congress 2011โ€“2013, ended

Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012

Latest action · Sep 21, 2012 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 21, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a manufacturing recovery tax credit for investment in manufacturing real and tangible personal property used in the United States, including an increased credit for manufacturing property located in an economically disadvantaged area and an extremely economically disadvantaged area; (2) an additional investment tax credit for manufacturing property; and (3) a work opportunity tax credit for hiring an employee in a manufacturing facility located in the United States (manufacturing recovery employee), including an increased credit for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 21, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalSep 21, 2012
D-PAMark S. CritzOriginalSep 21, 2012
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalSep 21, 2012

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 Sep 21, 2012

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 21, 2012Introduced in House
  2. Sep 21, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6277.

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 provide incentives for the expansion of manufacturing in the United States.
Short Titles as Introduced
Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2012

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 21, 2012Introduced in House

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