H.R. 5140 - Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
economic stimulus, tax rebate - Economic policy.
- Sponsor:
- Nancy Pelosi
- Summary:
- To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has become law.
- Amendments:
- 35 proposed amendments. 1 accepted. View amendments
Senate Vote: On Passage
PASSED on February 7, 2008.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 81
voted NO: 16
3 voted present/not voting
Other Votes:
Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
H.R. 5140 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Keywords
- economic stimulus, tax rebate
- Summary
- To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.
- Other Titles
- Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
- Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
- Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
- Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- Nancy Pelosi
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Economic policy
- Appropriations
- Budgets
- Business
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Corporation taxes
- Depreciation and amortization
- Finance
- Housing
- Income tax
- Mortgages
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Secondary mortgage market
- Tax credits
- Tax deductions
- Tax rebates
- Taxation
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/28/2008 Referred to Committee Amendments (35 proposed) Passed House 1/29/2008 Passed Senate 2/07/2008 Signed by President 2/13/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On Passage - House - H.R. 5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 - Under Suspension of the Rules 1/29/2008 This bill PASSED the House 385 voted YES 35 voted NO 10 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To Consider H.R. 5140 2/04/2008 This motion PASSED the Senate 80 voted YES 4 voted NO 16 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms 2/05/2008 This motion PASSED the Senate 73 voted YES 12 voted NO 15 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Reid Amdt No. 3983 2/06/2008 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 58 voted YES 41 voted NO 1 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Reid Amdt. No. 4010 2/07/2008 This amendment PASSED the Senate 91 voted YES 6 voted NO 3 voted present/not votingcurrently selected Senate On Passage - Senate - H.R. 5140 As Amended 2/07/2008 This bill PASSED the Senate 81 voted YES 16 voted NO 3 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment: H.R. 5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 2/08/2008 This motion PASSED the House 380 voted YES 34 voted NO 16 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 1/28/2008 1/28/2008 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 1/28/2008 Referred to House Ways and Means 1/28/2008 Referred to House Financial Services 1/29/2008 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. select this vote House Vote on Passage 1/29/2008 On Passage - House - H.R. 5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 - Under Suspension of the Rules 1/30/2008 Mr. Rangel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. 1/30/2008 Considered under suspension of the rules. 1/30/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with debate on H.R. 5140. Put on a legislative calendar 1/30/2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566. 1/31/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 1/31/2008 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. 1/31/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. select this vote Vote 2/04/2008 Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To Consider H.R. 5140 2/05/2008 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. 2/05/2008 Measure laid before Senate by motion. 2/05/2008 Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith, with the following amendment (SA 3985) made in Senate. 2/05/2008 Cloture motion on amendment SA 3983 presented in Senate. 2/05/2008 Amendment SA 3984 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3983. 2/05/2008 Amendment SA 3985 proposed by Senator Reid. 2/05/2008 Amendment SA 3986 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3985. 2/05/2008 Amendment SA 3987 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3986. 2/05/2008 Amendment SA 3983 proposed by Senator Reid. select this vote Vote 2/05/2008 Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms 2/06/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/06/2008 Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 3983 was not invoked (Record Vote Number 8) entered in Senate. 2/06/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/06/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/06/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/06/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/06/2008 Considered by Senate. select this vote Vote 2/06/2008 Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Reid Amdt No. 3983 2/07/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/07/2008 Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith, with the following amendment (SA 3985) withdrawn in Senate. 2/07/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Presented to President 2/07/2008 Cleared for White House. 2/07/2008 Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 3983 was not invoked (Record Vote Number 8) rendered moot in Senate. 2/07/2008 Proposed amendment SA 3983 withdrawn in Senate. 2/07/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/07/2008 Proposed amendment SA 3984 withdrawn in Senate. 2/07/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/07/2008 Proposed amendment SA 3985 withdrawn in Senate. 2/07/2008 SA 3986 fell when SA 3985 withdrawn. 2/07/2008 SA 3987 fell when SA 3986 fell. 2/07/2008 Amendment SA 4010, previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent. 2/07/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/07/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/07/2008 Considered by Senate. 2/07/2008 Amendment SA 4010 proposed by Senator Reid. select this vote Vote 2/07/2008 Reid Amdt. No. 4010 currently selected Senate Vote on Passage 2/07/2008 On Passage - Senate - H.R. 5140 As Amended 2/07/2008 Mr. Rangel moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. 2/07/2008 ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Rangel asked unanimous consent that it may be in order at any time to take from the Speaker's table the bill H.R. 5140, with the Senate amendment thereto, and without intervention of any point of order, entertain a motion by the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee to agree to the Senate amendment; that the motion shall be debatable for not to exceed forty minutes, equally divided and controlled; that the Senate amendment and the motion be considered as read; and that the previous question on the motion be considered as ordered to its adoption without intervening motion. Agreed to without objection. 2/07/2008 Considered pursuant to a previous special order of the House. 2/07/2008 DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Rangel motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5140. 2/07/2008 The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous special order. select this vote Vote 2/08/2008 On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment: H.R. 5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 Presented to President 2/08/2008 Presented to President. Signed 2/13/2008 Signed by President. Enacted 2/13/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-185. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status S. Amdt. 3973 Rockefeller, John [D-WV] January 31, 2008 Offered on January 30, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3974 DeMint, Jim [R-SC] January 31, 2008 Offered on January 30, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3975 DeMint, Jim [R-SC] January 31, 2008 Offered on January 30, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3976 DeMint, Jim [R-SC] January 31, 2008 Offered on January 30, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3978 Wyden, Ron [D-OR] January 31, 2008 Offered on January 30, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3980 Vitter, David [R-LA] February 5, 2008 Offered on February 4, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3981 Vitter, David [R-LA] February 5, 2008 Offered on February 4, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3982 Dorgan, Byron [D-ND] February 5, 2008 Offered on February 4, 2008. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 3983 Reid, Harry [D-NV] February 5, 2008 Withdrawn on February 6, 2008. Of a perfecting nature.
S. Amdt. 3984 Reid, Harry [D-NV] February 5, 2008 Withdrawn on February 6, 2008. To change the enactment date.
S. Amdt. 3985 Reid, Harry [D-NV] February 5, 2008 Withdrawn on February 6, 2008. To establish the enactment date.
S. Amdt. 3986 Reid, Harry [D-NV] February 5, 2008 Offered on February 4, 2008. To change the enactment date.
S. Amdt. 3987 Reid, Harry [D-NV] February 5, 2008 Offered on February 4, 2008. To change the enactment date.
S. Amdt. 3989 Allard, Wayne [R-CO] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3990 Allard, Wayne [R-CO] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3991 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3992 Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3993 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3994 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3995 Nelson, Bill [D-FL] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3996 Nelson, Bill [D-FL] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3998 Dorgan, Byron [D-ND] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 3999 Landrieu, Mary [D-LA] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4000 Landrieu, Mary [D-LA] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4001 Nelson, Ben [D-NE] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4002 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4003 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4004 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4005 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4006 Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4007 Wyden, Ron [D-OR] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4008 McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] February 6, 2008 Offered on February 5, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4009 Kerry, John [D-MA] February 7, 2008 Offered on February 6, 2008. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 4010 Reid, Harry [D-NV] February 7, 2008 Passed by roll call vote on February 6, 2008. To revise the eligibility criteria for the 2008 recovery rebates for individuals.
S. Amdt. 4011 Kerry, John [D-MA] February 7, 2008 Offered on February 6, 2008. Amendment information not available.
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $79,850 | $0 | Yes |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $244,600 | $0 | Yes |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $15,500 | $0 | No |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $57,200 | $0 | No |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $293,483 | $0 | Yes |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $269,785 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $193,200 | $0 | Yes |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $162,850 | $0 | Yes |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $68,749 | $0 | Yes |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $280,949 | $0 | Yes |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $149,150 | $0 | Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $153,362 | $0 | Yes |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $65,734 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $175,119 | $0 | Yes |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $432,649 | $0 | Yes |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $68,400 | $0 | Yes |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $109,438 | $0 | Yes |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $244,881 | $0 | Yes |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $314,052 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $231,696 | $0 | Yes |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $387,423 | $0 | Yes |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $1,185,849 | $0 | Not Voting |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $95,982 | $0 | No |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $70,200 | $0 | Yes |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $554,774 | $0 | Yes |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $176,534 | $0 | Yes |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $152,150 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $453,485 | $0 | No |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $560,842 | $0 | Yes |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $12,460 | $0 | No |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $172,607 | $0 | No |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $409,537 | $0 | No |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $503,500 | $0 | Yes |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $396,047 | $0 | Yes |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $58,762 | $0 | Yes |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $76,633 | $0 | Yes |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $316,125 | $0 | Yes |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $137,650 | $0 | No |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $110,050 | $0 | No |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $80,383 | $0 | Yes |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $140,828 | $0 | Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $268,545 | $0 | Yes |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $163,750 | $0 | Yes |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $105,246 | $0 | No |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $69,800 | $0 | No |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $127,330 | $0 | Yes |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $146,700 | $0 | Yes |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $290,750 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $139,125 | $0 | No |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $134,125 | $0 | Yes |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $550,566 | $0 | Yes |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $218,044 | $0 | Yes |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $117,449 | $0 | Yes |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $72,448 | $0 | Yes |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $254,976 | $0 | Yes |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $402,272 | $0 | No |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $211,732 | $0 | Yes |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $180,073 | $0 | Yes |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $42,700 | $0 | Yes |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $116,075 | $0 | Yes |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $438,250 | $0 | Yes |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $202,457 | $0 | Yes |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $169,200 | $0 | Yes |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $472,900 | $0 | Yes |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $74,725 | $0 | Yes |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $128,366 | $0 | Yes |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $553,350 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $516,880 | $0 | Yes |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $100,700 | $0 | Yes |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $102,551 | $0 | No |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $130,725 | $0 | Yes |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $201,629 | $0 | Not Voting |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $256,440 | $0 | Yes |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $365,878 | $0 | Not Voting |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $160,542 | $0 | Yes |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $202,699 | $0 | Yes |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $311,196 | $0 | Yes |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $226,340 | $0 | Yes |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $148,950 | $0 | Yes |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $186,985 | $0 | Yes |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $27,410 | $0 | Yes |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $430,890 | $0 | Yes |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $201,980 | $0 | No |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $544,297 | $0 | No |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $205,385 | $0 | Yes |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $79,800 | $0 | Yes |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $408,689 | $0 | Yes |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $192,941 | $0 | Yes |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $74,400 | $0 | Yes |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $366,136 | $0 | Yes |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $73,450 | $0 | Yes |
| John Thune | R | SD | $268,362 | $0 | Yes |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $218,912 | $0 | Yes |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $393,804 | $0 | Yes |
| John Warner | R | VA | $2,150 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $64,412 | $0 | Yes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $66,880 | $0 | Yes |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $232,674 | $0 | Yes |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $83,900 | $0 | Yes |
