Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2011
Latest action · Sep 22, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedSep 22, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 5% to 10% the allowable ownership interest in real estate investment trust (REIT) stock for purposes of tax exemptions allowed by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act relating to foreign investment in United States real property interests.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2011 to Nov 29, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Sep 22, 2011 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Oct 13, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Oct 18, 2011 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Oct 18, 2011 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Nov 2, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Nov 29, 2011 |
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 Sep 22, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Sep 22, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5910)
- Sep 22, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 S5910 | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Sep 22, 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.
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. 112-528 | ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING RETROFITS88 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 28, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2989 | Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2011 | Related bill | Sep 21, 2011 |
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 exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2011Introduced 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.
