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House vote: H.R. 4849 // March 24, 2010

Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010

Sponsor: SANDER LEVIN (D-MI)

Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 - Title I: Small Business Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 100% exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale of qualified small business stock acquired after March 15, 2010, and before January 1, 2012. Exempts such gain from the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

239 votes, representing 125,630,364 people53.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

184 votes, representing 102,496,666 people43.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon23953.5%
YeaLost18443.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%