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S. 2886 - Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

Taxation. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to amend certain expiring provisions. (by CRS) 
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Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

S. 2886 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to amend certain expiring provisions. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to amend certain expiring provisions.
Other Titles
  • Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008
Sponsor
Max Baucus
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Taxation
  • Alcohol tax
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Alternative energy sources
  • American Samoa
  • Books
  • Business
  • Capital gains tax
  • Charitable contributions
  • Coal
  • College costs
  • Corporation taxes
  • Criminal justice
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Depreciation and amortization
  • Depressed areas
  • Earned income tax credit
  • Economic development
  • Economic policy
  • Education
  • Education of the disadvantaged
  • Electric appliances
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency management
  • Energy
  • Energy conservation
  • Energy efficiency
  • Enterprise zones
  • Environmental protection
  • Executive departments
  • Finance
  • Food
  • Foreign corporations
  • Fuel cells
  • Health insurance
  • Health policy
  • Higher education
  • Holding companies
  • Housing
  • Humanities
  • Hurricanes
  • Income tax
  • Indian economic development
  • Individual retirement accounts
  • Insurance
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Inventories
  • Labor
  • Leases
  • Local taxation
  • Medical care
  • Mental health services
  • Military pay
  • Mine safety
  • Minimum tax
  • Minorities
  • Minority employment
  • Mortgages
  • Motion pictures
  • Mutual funds
  • Pensions
  • Puerto Rico
  • Railroad engineering
  • Rescue work
  • Research and development tax credit
  • Restaurants
  • Rural affairs
  • Sales tax
  • School buildings
  • Science policy
  • Small business
  • Social security
  • Social security taxes
  • Solar energy
  • Sports
  • State and local government
  • State taxation
  • Stocks
  • Subsidiary corporations
  • Tax administration
  • Tax credits
  • Tax deductions
  • Tax exclusion
  • Tax exemption
  • Tax returns
  • Tax-exempt organizations
  • Taxation of foreign income
  • Teachers
  • Television industry
  • Terrorism
  • Trade
  • Transportation
  • Undercover operations
  • Veterans
  • Virgin Islands
  • Welfare
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced4/17/2008
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced4/17/2008
4/17/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3156-3157)
4/17/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Security brokers & investment companies$19,952,002
Commercial banks & bank holding companies$11,179,670
Schools & colleges$6,802,507
Pharmaceutical manufacturing$6,373,835
Investment banking$5,533,847
Gas & Electric Utilities$4,239,145
Defense aerospace contractors$4,218,827
Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$3,890,536
Credit agencies & finance companies$3,519,338
Venture capital$3,087,789
Industrial/commercial equipment & materials$2,563,168
Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures$2,047,290
Major (multinational) oil & gas producers$1,931,606
Cellular systems and equipment$1,692,192
Computers, components & accessories$1,603,890
Telecommunications$1,564,277
Electronics manufacturing & services$1,327,706
Non-profit foundations$1,318,450
Auto manufacturers$1,165,657
Agricultural services & related industries$918,065
Biotech products & research$906,608
Philanthropists$774,532
Plastics & Rubber processing & products$746,565
Beverages (non-alcoholic)$704,457
General business associations$399,385
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$392,669
Precision instruments$349,034
$89,203,047

27 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
27 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

27 organizations supported this bill

American Council on Education
ACE (2008, May 8). ACE, Associations Urge Reinstatement of Key Higher Education Tax Provisions. Retrieved November 22, 2010, from ACEnet.
American Express
Undersigned Organizations (2010, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Bank of America
Undersigned Organizations (2010, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders. Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
BP Global
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Caterpillar
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders. Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Cisco
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Citigroup
Undersigned Organizations (2008, June 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Coca-Cola Company
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders. Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
General Motors
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Goldman Sachs
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Hewlett-Packard
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Independent Sector
Independent Sector (2008, April 18). Organizations in Support of the IRA Rollover and other Charitable Giving Incentives. Retrieved November 22, 2010, from Independent Sector.
Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Sher, Cindy (2008, May 20). Stepping Up to Capitol Hill. Retrieved November 22, 2010, from Jewish United Fund.
Lockheed Martin
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Monsanto Company
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
National Committee on Planned Giving
NCPG (2008, May 15). I write to urge the Senate to approve S. 2886. Retrieved November 22, 2010, from NCPG.
News Corporation
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Pfizer
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
PG&E
Undersigned Organizations (2010, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
R&D Credit Coalition
McGuire, Monica (2008, July 9). Current Number of Cosponsors on R&D Credit Bill . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from Financial Executives.org.
Roche
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Texas Instruments
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Time Warner
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Tupperware
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
VentureLoop, Inc.
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Verizon Communications
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Zimmer, Inc.
Undersigned Organizations (2008, July 9). 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders . Retrieved November 22, 2010, from United States Senate Committee on Finance.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$156,350$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$962,348$0
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$35,000$0
John BarrassoRWY$241,660$0
Max BaucusDMT$1,585,946$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,597,252$0
Bob BennettRUT$804,950$0
Joe BidenDDE$563,801$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$454,580$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$1,154,889$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,047,444$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$772,136$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$306,634$0
Jim BunningRKY$711,924$0
Richard BurrRNC$1,484,120$0
Robert ByrdDWV$280,700$0
Maria CantwellDWA$1,161,414$0
Ben CardinDMD$872,000$0
Tom CarperDDE$999,321$0
Bob CaseyDPA$853,135$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$1,299,053$0
Hillary ClintonDNY$5,195,923$0
Tom CoburnROK$404,191$0
William Thad CochranRMS$337,750$0
Norm ColemanRMN$1,716,334$0
Susan CollinsRME$868,083$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$666,542$0
Bob CorkerRTN$1,145,174$0
John CornynRTX$1,701,966$0
Larry CraigRID$85,360$0
Mike CrapoRID$580,036$0
Jim DeMintRSC$1,105,469$0
Chris DoddDCT$2,421,535$0
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$1,121,810$0
Pete DomeniciRNM$292,500$0
Byron DorganDND$483,241$0
Dick DurbinDIL$969,185$0
John EnsignRNV$624,283$0
Mike EnziRWY$553,350$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$504,746$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$943,945$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$668,443$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$786,845$0
Judd GreggRNH$669,189$0
Chuck HagelRNE$239,463$0
Tom HarkinDIA$758,982$0
Orrin HatchRUT$1,004,355$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$819,220$0
Jim InhofeROK$443,370$0
Dan InouyeDHI$464,535$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$701,667$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$771,492$0
Ted KennedyDMA$922,298$0
John KerryDMA$358,691$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$536,140$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$1,181,028$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,099,508$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$937,137$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$397,913$0
Carl LevinDMI$627,063$0
Joe LiebermanICT$2,801,435$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$899,603$0
Dick LugarRIN$595,142$0
Mel MartinezRFL$1,124,569$0
John McCainRAZ$330,825$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$692,269$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,195,374$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,308,478$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$536,388$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$597,194$0
Patty MurrayDWA$878,889$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$1,009,618$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,000,418$0
Barack ObamaDIL$1,839,352$0
Mark PryorDAR$686,800$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$714,729$0
Harry ReidDNV$1,092,610$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$688,402$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$594,050$0
Ken SalazarDCO$1,102,026$0
Bernie SandersIVT$175,846$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,675,429$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$576,580$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$1,388,701$0
Gordon SmithROR$1,130,347$0
Olympia SnoweRME$287,129$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$2,258,159$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$932,468$0
Ted StevensRAK$547,850$0
John SununuRNH$1,505,107$0
Jon TesterDMT$375,549$0
John ThuneRSD$1,133,720$0
David VitterRLA$748,657$0
George VoinovichROH$1,045,732$0
John WarnerRVA$31,150$0
Jim WebbDVA$476,641$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$656,824$0
Roger WickerRMS$622,614$0
Ron WydenDOR$492,954$0

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That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$156,350$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$962,348$0
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$35,000$0
John BarrassoRWY$241,660$0
Max BaucusDMT$1,585,946$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,597,252$0
Bob BennettRUT$804,950$0
Joe BidenDDE$563,801$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$454,580$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$1,154,889$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,047,444$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$772,136$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$306,634$0
Jim BunningRKY$711,924$0
Richard BurrRNC$1,484,120$0
Robert ByrdDWV$280,700$0
Maria CantwellDWA$1,161,414$0
Ben CardinDMD$872,000$0
Tom CarperDDE$999,321$0
Bob CaseyDPA$853,135$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$1,299,053$0
Hillary ClintonDNY$5,195,923$0
Tom CoburnROK$404,191$0
William Thad CochranRMS$337,750$0
Norm ColemanRMN$1,716,334$0
Susan CollinsRME$868,083$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$666,542$0
Bob CorkerRTN$1,145,174$0
John CornynRTX$1,701,966$0
Larry CraigRID$85,360$0
Mike CrapoRID$580,036$0
Jim DeMintRSC$1,105,469$0
Chris DoddDCT$2,421,535$0
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$1,121,810$0
Pete DomeniciRNM$292,500$0
Byron DorganDND$483,241$0
Dick DurbinDIL$969,185$0
John EnsignRNV$624,283$0
Mike EnziRWY$553,350$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$504,746$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$943,945$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$668,443$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$786,845$0
Judd GreggRNH$669,189$0
Chuck HagelRNE$239,463$0
Tom HarkinDIA$758,982$0
Orrin HatchRUT$1,004,355$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$819,220$0
Jim InhofeROK$443,370$0
Dan InouyeDHI$464,535$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$701,667$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$771,492$0
Ted KennedyDMA$922,298$0
John KerryDMA$358,691$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$536,140$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$1,181,028$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,099,508$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$937,137$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$397,913$0
Carl LevinDMI$627,063$0
Joe LiebermanICT$2,801,435$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$899,603$0
Dick LugarRIN$595,142$0
Mel MartinezRFL$1,124,569$0
John McCainRAZ$330,825$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$692,269$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,195,374$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,308,478$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$536,388$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$597,194$0
Patty MurrayDWA$878,889$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$1,009,618$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,000,418$0
Barack ObamaDIL$1,839,352$0
Mark PryorDAR$686,800$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$714,729$0
Harry ReidDNV$1,092,610$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$688,402$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$594,050$0
Ken SalazarDCO$1,102,026$0
Bernie SandersIVT$175,846$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,675,429$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$576,580$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$1,388,701$0
Gordon SmithROR$1,130,347$0
Olympia SnoweRME$287,129$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$2,258,159$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$932,468$0
Ted StevensRAK$547,850$0
John SununuRNH$1,505,107$0
Jon TesterDMT$375,549$0
John ThuneRSD$1,133,720$0
David VitterRLA$748,657$0
George VoinovichROH$1,045,732$0
John WarnerRVA$31,150$0
Jim WebbDVA$476,641$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$656,824$0
Roger WickerRMS$622,614$0
Ron WydenDOR$492,954$0

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Security brokers & investment companies$19,952,002
Commercial banks & bank holding companies$11,179,670
Schools & colleges$6,802,507
Pharmaceutical manufacturing$6,373,835
Investment banking$5,533,847
Gas & Electric Utilities$4,239,145
Defense aerospace contractors$4,218,827
Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$3,890,536
Credit agencies & finance companies$3,519,338
Venture capital$3,087,789
Industrial/commercial equipment & materials$2,563,168
Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures$2,047,290
Major (multinational) oil & gas producers$1,931,606
Cellular systems and equipment$1,692,192
Computers, components & accessories$1,603,890
Telecommunications$1,564,277
Electronics manufacturing & services$1,327,706
Non-profit foundations$1,318,450
Auto manufacturers$1,165,657
Agricultural services & related industries$918,065
Biotech products & research$906,608
Philanthropists$774,532
Plastics & Rubber processing & products$746,565
Beverages (non-alcoholic)$704,457
General business associations$399,385
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$392,669
Precision instruments$349,034

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