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S. 1549 - American Jobs Act of 2011

Labor and employment. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs. (by CRS) 
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The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

American Jobs Act of 2011

S. 1549 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.
Other Titles
  • American Jobs Act of 2011
  • Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development Act
  • Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011
  • Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011
  • Supporting Unemployed Workers Act of 2011
Sponsor
Harry Reid
Co-Sponsors
    Subjects
    • Labor and employment
    • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
    • Advisory bodies
    • Appropriations
    • Aviation and airports
    • Budget deficits and national debt
    • Building construction
    • Business investment and capital
    • Buy American requirements
    • Congressional committees
    • Congressional oversight
    • Economic development
    • Economic performance and conditions
    • Education programs funding
    • Educational facilities and institutions
    • Electric power generation and transmission
    • Elementary and secondary education
    • Emergency communications systems
    • Employee hiring
    • Employment and training programs
    • Employment discrimination and employee rights
    • Employment taxes
    • Energy efficiency and conservation
    • Energy storage, supplies, demand
    • Executive agency funding and structure
    • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
    • Financial services and investments
    • First responders and emergency personnel
    • Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
    • Government lending and loan guarantees
    • Government trust funds
    • Higher education
    • Housing and community development funding
    • Housing finance and home ownership
    • Income tax credits
    • Income tax deductions
    • Income tax exclusion
    • Income tax rates
    • Indian lands and resources rights
    • Indian social and development programs
    • Infrastructure development
    • Internet and video services
    • Law enforcement administration and funding
    • Law enforcement officers
    • Licensing and registrations
    • Low- and moderate-income housing
    • Manufacturing
    • Marine and inland water transportation
    • Metals
    • Minority education
    • National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
    • Navigation, waterways, harbors
    • Oil and gas
    • Preschool education
    • Public contracts and procurement
    • Public transit
    • Railroads
    • Research administration and funding
    • Research and development
    • Residential rehabilitation and home repair
    • Roads and highways
    • Rural conditions and development
    • Securities
    • Self-employed
    • Small business
    • Social security and elderly assistance
    • Solid waste and recycling
    • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
    • Taxation of foreign income
    • Teaching, teachers, curricula
    • Telephone and wireless communication
    • Temporary and part-time employment
    • Transportation programs funding
    • U.S. territories and protectorates
    • Unemployment
    • Urban and suburban affairs and development
    • User charges and fees
    • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
    • Wages and earnings
    • Water quality
    • Water resources funding
    • Water use and supply
    • Youth employment and child labor
    Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced9/13/2011
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced9/13/2011
    9/13/2011Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
    Put on a legislative calendar9/14/2011Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from Communications & hi-tech unions, which…

    supported this bill

    Communications & hi-tech unions$369,600
    $369,600

    39 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones
    39 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    American Jobs Act of 2011

    39 organizations supported this bill

    Alliance for American Manufacturing
    AAM (2011, September 8). Reaction to President Obama's Jobs Speech by Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM). Retrieved September 14, 2011, from AAM.
    Amalgamated Transit Union
    Roscow, David (2011, August 24). Transit Union Praises Obama Jobs Plan. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from ATU.
    American Federation of Government Employees
    Hall, Mike (2011, September 9). Unions, Allies Back American Jobs Act. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from AFL-CIO.
    American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
    Fleming, Chris (2011, September 8). President Obama Is Right: We Need Jobs Right Now. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from AFSCME.
    American Federation of Teachers
    Weingarten, Randi (n.d.). President's Bold Jobs Plan Will Revive Economy and Rebuild Nation. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from AFT.
    American Institute of Architects
    AIA (2011, September 9). AIA Responds to Obama's Address. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from Residential Design + Build.
    American Public Transportation Association
    American Public Transportation Association (2011, September 9). APTA Commends President Obama for Focus on Creating Jobs Through Investing in Transportation Infrastructure. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from Press Releases > 2011.
    Associated General Contractors of America
    Stephen E. Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America (2011, September 9). PRESIDENT'S JOBS PROPOSAL WILL CREATE JOBS, BOOST PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY AND PROTECT TAXPAYERS, CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL SAYS. Retrieved October 5, 2011, from Press Release.
    Biotechnology Industry Organization
    Joseph, Jeff (2011, September 9). BIO Comments on “The American Jobs Act”. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from BIO.
    Blue Green Alliance
    Schwinghammer, Kelly & Eric Steen (2011, September 8). With Stage Set, Up to Congress to Move Forward on Creating Good, American Jobs. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from Blue Green Alliance.
    Center for American Progress
    Center for American Progress Action Fund (2011, September 14). Rebuild America. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from Take Action.
    Communications Workers of America
    Johnson, Candice (2011, September 8). It's Time to Get Serious About Good Jobs. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from CWA.
    Council for Exceptional Children
    Shinn, Dianne (2011, September 12). CEC Supports the American Jobs Act. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from CEC.
    Economic Policy Institute
    Mishel, Lawrence (2011, September 8). How effective is President Obama’s jobs plan?. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from EPI.
    Hispanic Federation
    Rodríguez-López, Lillian (2011, September 9). Hispanic Federation Backs American Jobs Act. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from Whitehouse.gov.
    International Association of Fire Fighters
    Hall, Mike (2011, September 9). Unions, Allies Back American Jobs Act. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from AFL-CIO.
    International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
    Hill, Edwin D. (2011, September 9). Jobs Bill Critical First Step in Addressing Unemployment Crisis. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from IBEW.
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters
    Teamsters (2011, September 9). Teamsters Back American Jobs Act. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from Whitehouse.gov.
    International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
    Hall, Mike (2011, September 9). Unions, Allies Back American Jobs Act. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from AFL-CIO.
    Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
    (2011, September 9). LCLAA Statement on the President's Jobs Speech. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from Facebook.
    Laborers' International Union of North America
    O'Sullivan, Terry (2011, September 8). American Jobs Act, Strong Highway Bill Key to Reviving Our Economy, Creating Jobs. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from LiUNA.
    Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
    Henderson, Wade and Nancy Zirkin (2011, September 14). Support the American Jobs Act. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from LCCHR.
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
    Shelton, Hillary O. (2011, October 4). The American Jobs Act is Introduced in Both The U.S. Senate and The House of Representatives. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from NAACP.
    National Association of Police Organizations
    NAPO (2011, October 1). THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT’S POTENTIAL IMPACT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from NAPO.
    National Association of Secondary School Principals
    Farrace, Bob (2011, September 12). NASSP Urges Support for American Jobs Act. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from NASSP.
    National Education Association
    Robertson, Sara (2011, September 8). President's jobs plan to repair schools and keep educators in classrooms. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from NEA.
    National Employment Law Project
    Bradley, Tim (2011, September 8). NELP STATEMENT ON OBAMA JOBS SPEECH. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from NELP.
    National League of Cities
    Minchak, Gregory (2011, September 12). NLC Calls on Congress to Pass American Jobs Act Right Away. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from NLC.
    National Organization for Women
    NOW (2011, September 9). NOW Urges Congress: Pass a Major Jobs Bill NOW!. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from NOW.
    National Wildlife Federation
    National Wildlife Federation (2011, September 8). American Jobs Act Would Offer Greening Opportunities To A Third of U.S. Schools. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from Wildlife Promise.
    Service Employees International Union
    Henry, Mary Kay (2011, September 9). Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Backs American Jobs Act. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from SEIU.
    Sheet Metal Workers' International Association
    SMWIA (2011, September 9). Statement from SMWIA GP Nigro On American Jobs Act. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from SMWIA.
    The Midwest High Speed Rail Association
    The Midwest High Speed Rail Association (n.d.). Thank @BarackObama for putting $4B for high speed rail in the jobs bill sent to Congress today (and $2B for @Amtrak ). http://www.scribd.com/doc/64723145/American-Jobs-Act-Final. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from Twitter: @HSRail.
    Transport Workers Union of America
    Little, James C. (2011, September 8). TWU President James C. Little On President Obama’s Jobs Speech. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from TWU.
    United Association
    Hall, Mike (2011, September 9). Unions, Allies Back American Jobs Act. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from AFL-CIO.
    United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
    Hansen, Joseph (2011, September 8). STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PLAN TO PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK . Retrieved September 14, 2011, from UFCW.
    United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union
    Gerard, Leo W. (2011, September 8). USW statement on President Obama’s jobs address to Congress. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from USW.
    US Action
    (2011, September 9). Tell Congress to pass Pres. Obama’s American Jobs Act and KEEP GOING. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from Inside US Action.
    Utility Workers of America
    Hall, Mike (2011, September 9). Unions, Allies Back American Jobs Act. Retrieved September 14, 2011, from AFL-CIO.

    3 organizations opposed this bill

    Freedomworks
    FreedomWorks (2011, September 13). Obama’s American Jobs Act will Crush Jobs. Retrieved October 5, 2011, from Blog.
    Heritage Foundation
    Ashe Schow, Heritage Action for America (2011, September 12). Pres. Obama’s Jobs Plan Won’t Create Jobs (Shocker). Retrieved October 5, 2011, from Driving the Day .
    National Small Business Association
    NSBA (2011, September 14). American Jobs Act Introduced. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from NSBA.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from Communications & hi-tech unions interest groups, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
    Kelly AyotteRNH$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$10,800$0
    Mark BegichDAK$6,000$0
    Michael BennetDCO$5,000$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$5,000$0
    Roy BluntRMO$0$0
    John BoozmanRAR$0$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$10,000$0
    Scott BrownRMA$0$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$10,500$0
    Richard BurrRNC$0$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
    Ben CardinDMD$2,000$0
    Tom CarperDDE$0$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$10,500$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0
    Daniel CoatsRIN$0$0
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Susan CollinsRME$0$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$1,000$0
    Chris CoonsDDE$10,000$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
    John CornynRTX$0$0
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$19,250$0
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
    Alan FrankenDMN$15,000$0
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$25,000$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
    Kay HaganDNC$10,000$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$15,000$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$0$0
    Dean HellerRNV$0$0
    John HoevenRND$0$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
    Jim InhofeROK$0$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$0
    Ron JohnsonRWI$0$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$10,000$0
    John KerryDMA$0$0
    Mark KirkRIL$500$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$5,500$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$0$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$6,000$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$8,500$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$50$0
    Mike LeeRUT$0$0
    Carl LevinDMI$5,000$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0
    Joe ManchinDWV$15,000$0
    John McCainRAZ$0$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$10,000$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$19,000$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$15,000$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$6,000$0
    Jerry MoranRKS$0$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$1,000$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$10,000$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$500$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$0
    Rand PaulRKY$0$0
    Rob PortmanROH$0$0
    Mark PryorDAR$2,000$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$1,000$0
    Harry ReidDNV$10,000$0
    Jim RischRID$0$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$10,000$0
    Marco RubioRFL$0$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$10,000$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$10,000$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$10,000$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$10,000$0
    Jon TesterDMT$6,000$0
    John ThuneRSD$0$0
    Patrick ToomeyRPA$0$0
    Mark UdallDCO$10,000$0
    Tom UdallDNM$12,500$0
    David VitterRLA$0$0
    Mark WarnerDVA$5,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$2,500$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,500$0
    Roger WickerRMS$0$0
    Ron WydenDOR$2,000$0

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    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$35,000$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$40,250$78,833
    		Kelly AyotteRNH$34,000$137,661
    		John BarrassoRWY$20,000$51,000
    		Max BaucusDMT$374,425$5,500
    		Mark BegichDAK$673,025$0
    		Michael BennetDCO$613,817$0
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,750$0
    		Richard BlumenthalDCT$323,506$0
    		Roy BluntRMO$76,550$227,686
    		John BoozmanRAR$24,400$81,595
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$2,491,541$0
    		Scott BrownRMA$127,277$741,066
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$1,100,383$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$83,200$76,500
    		Maria CantwellDWA$337,599$0
    		Ben CardinDMD$284,225$5,000
    		Tom CarperDDE$118,270$0
    		Bob CaseyDPA$484,785$0
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$54,950$537,498
    		Daniel CoatsRIN$14,900$102,000
    		Tom CoburnROK$18,250$135,943
    		William Thad CochranRMS$12,100$17,700
    		Susan CollinsRME$156,561$167,283
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$23,300$0
    		Chris CoonsDDE$223,877$0
    		Bob CorkerRTN$42,700$59,630
    		John CornynRTX$75,600$426,972
    		Mike CrapoRID$27,750$3,200
    		Jim DeMintRSC$18,750$377,920
    		Dick DurbinDIL$492,355$5,000
    		Mike EnziRWY$33,250$14,250
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$427,321$1,250
    		Alan FrankenDMN$1,578,652$0
    		Kirsten GillibrandDNY$2,511,913$-400
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$47,770$44,000
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$53,850$66,800
    		Kay HaganDNC$2,656,652$0
    		Tom HarkinDIA$416,091$1,000
    		Orrin HatchRUT$116,850$23,000
    		Dean HellerRNV$47,245$172,737
    		John HoevenRND$32,300$26,900
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$11,150$91,400
    		Jim InhofeROK$25,038$157,925
    		Dan InouyeDHI$168,450$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$36,700$39,250
    		Mike JohannsRNE$46,500$74,396
    		Ron JohnsonRWI$20,700$221,403
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$576,807$0
    		John KerryDMA$642,912$10,250
    		Mark KirkRIL$148,590$375,575
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$526,650$0
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$6,000$-5,000
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$593,634$16,000
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$586,628$0
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$266,300$0
    		Mike LeeRUT$7,950$49,796
    		Carl LevinDMI$404,513$8,000
    		Joe LiebermanICT$-500$0
    		Dick LugarRIN$31,474$20,300
    		Joe ManchinDWV$420,665$2,000
    		John McCainRAZ$40,450$220,423
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$1,704,824$0
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$129,375$496,158
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$440,300$1,000
    		Jeff MerkleyDOR$960,986$0
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$299,042$0
    		Jerry MoranRKS$16,250$33,650
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$111,099$13,150
    		Patty MurrayDWA$1,059,480$0
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$95,150$2,000
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$379,776$0
    		Rand PaulRKY$13,500$302,385
    		Rob PortmanROH$51,550$214,181
    		Mark PryorDAR$234,900$3,750
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$283,110$2,000
    		Harry ReidDNV$817,449$4,600
    		Jim RischRID$11,250$236,309
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$42,003$178,199
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$343,150$0
    		Marco RubioRFL$34,867$818,176
    		Bernie SandersIVT$498,620$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$394,531$2,500
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$25,650$101,870
    		Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,753,538$2,500
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$28,000$8,700
    		Olympia SnoweRME$69,750$24,050
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$737,694$500
    		Jon TesterDMT$902,728$0
    		John ThuneRSD$52,485$392,742
    		Patrick ToomeyRPA$39,650$1,149,781
    		Mark UdallDCO$1,175,933$0
    		Tom UdallDNM$1,007,962$0
    		David VitterRLA$83,600$273,875
    		Mark WarnerDVA$1,546,742$7,500
    		Jim WebbDVA$57,900$250
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$400,547$0
    		Roger WickerRMS$36,800$132,775
    		Ron WydenDOR$186,550$1,000

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Democratic/Liberal$11,495,677
    		Women's issues$7,071,216
    		Building trades unions$3,227,025
    		Environmental policy$3,062,266
    		Biotech products & research$1,403,544
    		Architectural services$1,165,494
    		Teachers unions$1,025,300
    		Minority/Ethnic Groups$881,302
    		Manufacturing unions$815,820
    		Transportation unions$793,850
    		Police & firefighters unions & associations$591,700
    		Children's rights$580,467
    		Food service & related unions$514,947
    		State & local govt employee unions$508,470
    		IBEW (Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)$498,200
    		Education$495,200
    		Health & welfare policy$429,600
    		Commercial service unions$424,550
    		Teamsters union$379,570
    		Communications & hi-tech unions$369,600
    		Builders associations$345,971
    		Labor Unions$281,283
    		Automotive Unions$280,298
    		Other unions$152,167
    		Energy-related unions (non-mining)$68,250
    		Human Rights$41,400
    		Railroad transportation$15,675
    		Civil service & government unions$500
    		Municipal & county government organizations$0

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Republican/Conservative$8,874,394
    		Small business associations$398,449
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