S. 1944 — 112th Congress
Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011
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112th Congress| Measure | Title |
|---|---|
| S. 1917 · Taxation | Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 |
Latest action
Dec 8, 2011Motion to proceed to consideration of measure, under the order of 12/8/2011, not having achieved the required 60 votes in the affirmative, was rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 224. (consideration: CR S8445)
CRS summary
As of Dec 5, 2011Introduced in Senate
Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 - Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to extend through 2012 the reduction in employment taxes for employees and the self-employed. Increases such reduction from 2% to 3.1%
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on individual taxpayers between 2012 and 2022 an additional tax equal to 1.9% of so much of their modified adjusted gross income in excess of $1 million. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the $1 million threshold amount for taxable years beginning after 2013. Defines "modified adjusted gross income" as adjusted gross income reduced by any deduction allowed for investment interest.
Imposes a 50% tax (55% for a taxable year beginning in 2011 or 2012) on any unemployment compensation received by a taxpayer with an adjusted gross income of at least $1 million. Denies a tax deduction for the payment of such tax.
Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to render ineligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), formerly food stamps, any household in which a member receives income or assets with a fair market value of at least $1 million.
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to require until October 1, 2021, a phased increase in the fees charged to mortgage lenders by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to guarantee payment of new mortgage loans.
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Roll-call votes
1 on recordDec 8, 2011 · On the Motion to Proceed
Full roll call16 of 100 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.
Yea — 50: 40 D · 1 R
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ |
| WEBB, James H. | VA |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT |
| NELSON, Earl Benjamin | NE |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND |
| Mark Begich | AK |
| Mark L. Pryor | AR |
| Barbara Boxer | CA |
| Dianne Feinstein | CA |
| Mark Udall | CO |
| Michael F. Bennet | CO |
| Richard Blumenthal | CT |
| Christopher A. Coons | DE |
| Thomas R. Carper | DE |
| Bill Nelson | FL |
| Tom Harkin | IA |
| Richard J. Durbin | IL |
| Mary L. Landrieu | LA |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | MD |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | MD |
| Carl Levin | MI |
| Debbie Stabenow | MI |
| Al Franken | MN |
| Amy Klobuchar | MN |
| Claire McCaskill | MO |
| Jon Tester | MT |
| Kay R. Hagan | NC |
| Jeanne Shaheen | NH |
| Robert Menendez | NJ |
| Tom Udall | NM |
| Harry Reid | NV |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | NY |
| Sherrod Brown | OH |
| Jeff Merkley | OR |
| Ron Wyden | OR |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | PA |
| Jack Reed | RI |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | RI |
| Tim Johnson | SD |
| Mark R. Warner | VA |
| Patrick J. Leahy | VT |
| Maria Cantwell | WA |
| Patty Murray | WA |
| John D. Rockefeller, IV | WV |
| Susan M. Collins | ME |
Nay — 48: 41 R · 2 I
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey | TX |
| DeMINT, James W. | SC |
| BROWN, Scott P. | MA |
| Bernard Sanders | VT |
| Joe Manchin, III | WV |
| Lisa Murkowski | AK |
| Jeff Sessions | AL |
| Richard C. Shelby | AL |
| John Boozman | AR |
| John McCain | AZ |
| Jon Kyl | AZ |
| Marco Rubio | FL |
| Johnny Isakson | GA |
| Saxby Chambliss | GA |
| Chuck Grassley | IA |
| James E. Risch | ID |
| Mike Crapo | ID |
| Mark Kirk | IL |
| Daniel Coats | IN |
| Jerry Moran | KS |
| Pat Roberts | KS |
| Mitch McConnell | KY |
| Rand Paul | KY |
| David Vitter | LA |
| Roy Blunt | MO |
| Roger F. Wicker | MS |
| Thad Cochran | MS |
| Richard Burr | NC |
| John Hoeven | ND |
| Mike Johanns | NE |
| Kelly Ayotte | NH |
| Dean Heller | NV |
| Rob Portman | OH |
| James M. Inhofe | OK |
| Tom Coburn | OK |
| Patrick J. Toomey | PA |
| Lindsey Graham | SC |
| John Thune | SD |
| Bob Corker | TN |
| Lamar Alexander | TN |
| John Cornyn | TX |
| Mike Lee | UT |
| Orrin G. Hatch | UT |
| Ron Johnson | WI |
| John Barrasso | WY |
| Michael B. Enzi | WY |
Not Voting — 2
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI |
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