National Key Votes
Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation -
Signed
(Executive)
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Became Public Law No. 107-016 -
June 7, 2001
Legislation -
Conference Report Adopted
(House)
(240-154) -
May 26, 2001
(Key vote)
Title: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report that would institute $1.35 trillion in tax cuts over an 11-year period.
Highlights:
- Creates a 10% tax bracket that applies retroactively to 2001 and provides immediate tax rebates for individuals who fall within the 10% range.
- The 28%, 31%, 36%, and 39% tax brackets will be reduced incrementally to 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35% respectively by 2006.
- Doubles the child tax credit, to $1,000 per child, over a 10 year period.
- Increases dependent care tax credit to offset child care expenses.
- Increases the standard deduction of married couples to double that of single taxpayers by 2005.
- Increases the annual limit on contributions to Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) from $500 to $2,000, beginning in 2002.
- Phases out estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes gradually until January 1, 2011, at which time estate and generation-skipping taxes are repealed, and the maximum gift tax rate is 40%.
- Increases annual limit on contributions to personal Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs) incrementally to $5,000.
- Permits tax-free withdrawals from IRAs for charitable purposes.
Legislation -
Conference Report Adopted
(Senate)
(58-33) -
May 26, 2001
(Key vote)
Title: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report that would institute $1.35 trillion in tax cuts over an 11-year period.
Highlights:
- Creates a 10% tax bracket that applies retroactively to 2001 and provides immediate tax rebates for individuals who fall within the 10% range.
- The 28%, 31%, 36%, and 39% tax brackets will be reduced incrementally to 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35% respectively by 2006.
- Doubles the child tax credit, to $1,000 per child, over a 10 year period.
- Increases dependent care tax credit to offset child care expenses.
- Increases the standard deduction of married couples to double that of single taxpayers by 2005.
- Increases the annual limit on contributions to Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) from $500 to $2,000, beginning in 2002.
- Phases out estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes gradually until January 1, 2011, at which time estate and generation-skipping taxes are repealed, and the maximum gift tax rate is 40%.
- Increases annual limit on contributions to personal Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs) incrementally to $5,000.
- Permits tax-free withdrawals from IRAs for charitable purposes.
Legislation -
Bill Passed
(Senate)
(62-38) -
May 23, 2001
(Key vote)
Title: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would institute $1.35 trillion in tax cuts over an 11-year period.
Highlights:
- Creates a new 10% tax bracket.
- Cuts the top 4 income tax brackets from 28%, 31%, 36%, and 39.6% to 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35% by 2011.
- Increases child tax credit to $1,000 per child by 2011.
- Increases the standard deduction of married couples to double that of single taxpayers by 2005.
- Increases the annual limit on contributions to education Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs) from $500 to $2,000.
- Gradually reduces and repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes by January 1, 2011.
- Increases annual limit on contributions to personal IRAs incrementally to $5,000 by 2011.
Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(230-197) -
May 16, 2001
(Key vote)
Title: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would cut income taxes $958.2 billion over an 11-year period.
Highlights:
- Changes the existing 5 federal income tax brackets of 15%, 28%, 31%, 36%, and 39.6% to a system based on 4 tax rate brackets: 10%, 15%, 25%, and 33% by 2006.
Legislation -
Introduced
(House)
-
May 15, 2001
Title: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001
Sponsors
-
William
M.
'Bill'
Thomas
(CA - R)
(Out Of Office)