Jobs for America Act

Action history

1. 2014-11-13Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597.
2. 2014-11-12Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
3. 2014-09-18Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4. 2014-09-18On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 253 - 163 (Roll no. 513).
5. 2014-09-18On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 191 - 218 (Roll no. 512).
6. 2014-09-18The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
7. 2014-09-18DEBATE - 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.
8. 2014-09-18Mr. Bishop (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means.
9. 2014-09-18Considered as unfinished business.
10. 2014-09-18POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, further proceedings on H.R. 4 were postponed.
11. 2014-09-18The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12. 2014-09-18DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 4.
13. 2014-09-18Previous 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.
14. 2014-09-18Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 727.
15. 2014-09-18Rule H. Res. 727 passed House.
16. 2014-09-16Rules 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.
17. 2014-09-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
18. 2014-09-15Introduced in House
19. 2014-09-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
20. 2014-09-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
21. 2014-09-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
22. 2014-09-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
23. 2014-09-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
24. 2014-09-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
25. 2014-09-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.