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H.R. 4853 // December 17, 2010

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

Sponsor: JAMES OBERSTAR (D-MN)

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 - Title I: Temporary Extension of Tax Relief - Extends through December 31, 2012: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA), Public Law 107-16; (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, Public Law 108-27, reducing income tax rates on dividend and capital gain income; (3) increases in the Hope Scholarship tax credit, the child tax credit, and the earned income tax credit; and (4) increases in the tax credit for adoption expenses and the tax exclusion for employer-provided adoption assistance. Title II: Temporary Extension of Individual AMT Relief - (Sec. 201) Extends through 2011 the increased exemption from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for married and single taxpayers.

Transportation and Public Works Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

81 votes, representing 195,388,191 people83.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

19 votes, representing 39,292,947 people16.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8183.3%
NayLost1916.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%