H.R.4: Jobs for America Act

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About This Bill

This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
This bill is primarily about economics and public finance
Introduced Sept. 15, 2014
Latest Major Action Nov. 13, 2014

Bill Sponsor

Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

Bill Cosponsors

4 (All Republicans)

Bill Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Jobs for America Act - Division I: Ways and Means - Title I: Save American Workers - Save American Workers Act of 2014 - (Sec. 102) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to redefine "full-time employee," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage for their employees, as an employee...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
Nov. 13, 2014	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597.
Nov. 12, 2014	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sept. 18, 2014	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sept. 18, 2014	Vote in the House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 253 - 163 (Roll no. 513). (text: H7773-7807)
Sept. 18, 2014	Vote in the House On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 191 - 218 (Roll no. 512).
Sept. 18, 2014	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7858)
Sept. 18, 2014	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (NY) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to (1) give a tax credit of up to 20% for expenses of returning American jobs from overseas; (2) deny tax deductions for the costs of sending American jobs overseas; (3) make it more difficult for corporations to invert in order to lower their tax bills by moving their address overseas through a merger with a smaller foreign corporation; and (4) deny the tax benefits in the underlying bill to inverted corporations. Additionally, the Motion would provide for consideration of: (1) H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act, (2) H.R. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act, (3) H.R. 4582, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, (4) H.R. 1286, Healthy Families Act, and (5) H.R. 3461, Strong Start for Americas Children Act.
Sept. 18, 2014	Mr. Bishop (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means. (consideration: CR H7854-7857; text: CR H7854-7856)
Sept. 18, 2014	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7854-7858)
Sept. 18, 2014	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, further proceedings on H.R. 4 were postponed.
Sept. 18, 2014	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7818)
Sept. 18, 2014	DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 4.
Sept. 18, 2014	Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Resolution provides that each bill may be debatable for 2 hours, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of their respective committees. The bills shall be considered as read, all points of order agains the provisions of the bill are waived, and each bill is provided with one motion to recommit.
Sept. 18, 2014	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 727. (consideration: CR H7773-7819)
Sept. 18, 2014	Rule H. Res. 727 passed House.
Sept. 16, 2014	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 727 Reported to House. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Resolution provides that each bill may be debatable for 2 hours, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of their respective committees. The bills shall be considered as read, all points of order agains the provisions of the bill are waived, and each bill is provided with one motion to recommit.
Sept. 16, 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Sept. 15, 2014	Referred to House Small Business
Sept. 15, 2014	Referred to House Natural Resources
Sept. 15, 2014	Referred to House Agriculture
Sept. 15, 2014	Referred to House Financial Services
Sept. 15, 2014	Referred to House Judiciary
Sept. 15, 2014	Referred to House Rules
Sept. 15, 2014	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Sept. 15, 2014	Referred to House Budget
Sept. 15, 2014	Referred to House Ways and Means
Sept. 15, 2014	Introduced in the House by Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

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