H.R. 3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

111th Congress, 1st Session


Official Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 9/17/2009)
Major Actions:
3/23/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-148
3/23/2010 Signed by President.
3/22/2010 Presented to President.
3/21/2010 Cleared for White House.
3/21/2010 Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by recorded vote: 219 - 212 (Roll no. 165).
12/24/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 39.
12/21/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions that the Committee report back with the following amendment (SA 3280) fell when cloture was invoked on amendment SA 3276 in Senate.
12/15/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Motion by Senator Hutchison to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions made in Senate.
12/13/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture motion on the Crapo motion to commit presented in Senate.
12/10/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Considered by Senate.
12/8/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Motion by Senator Crapo to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions made in Senate.
12/6/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Considered by Senate.
12/3/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Motion by Senator Hatch to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions made in Senate.
12/1/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Considered by Senate.
10/8/2009 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0.
9/17/2009 Introduced in House.
Note: The bill is the Senate vehicle for health care reform legislation. Its official title as it was introduced in the House was "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes." Upon passage of H.R.3590 by the Senate, the official title was amended to read "An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." The House cosponsors listed on the bill reflect cosponsorship of the original version as introduced in the House.


SUMMARY AS OF:
10/8/2009--Passed House without amendment.

Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt members of the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and employees of the intelligence community on official extended duty service from the recapture requirements of the first-time homebuyer tax credit; (2) extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through November 30, 2010, for individuals serving on official extended duty service outside the United States for at least 90 days in 2009; (3) exclude from gross income payments to military personnel to compensate for declines in housing values due to a base closure or realignment; and (4) increase penalties for failure to file a partnership or S corporation tax return.


Amends the Corporate Estimated Tax Shift Act of 2009 to increase corporate estimated tax payments in the third quarter of 2014 by an additional 0.5%.

Read the entire bill here (PDF).


Cosponsors: 40:

Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31]
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1]
Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3]
Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5]
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2]
Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7]
Rep Davis, Artur [AL-7]
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7]
Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25]
Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2]
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51]
Rep Green, Al [TX-9]
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4]
Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27]
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4]
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3]
Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8]
Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3]
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1]
Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12]
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5]
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7]
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3]
Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17]
Rep Minnick, Walter [ID-1]
Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3]
Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2]
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8]
Rep Peters, Gary C. [MI-9]
Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19]
Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND]
Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39]
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13]
Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4]
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13]
Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8]
Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1]
Rep Titus, Dina [NV-3]
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8]
Rep Yarmuth, John A. [KY-3]