US Congress House Bill 5552 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-30)
Status: Passed on August 16 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-08-16 - Became Public Law No: 111-237.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) excise taxes on recreational equipment to be due and payable on the date for filing the return for such taxes (i.e., quarterly); and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to assess and collect, in the same manner as delinquent taxes are assessed and collected, mandatory orders of restitution for victims of crime. Increases by 0.25% in the third quarter of 2015 the estimated tax payments of corporations with assets of not less than $1 billion. Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010

Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Rep. John Boccieri [D-OH]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]
Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Travis Childers [D-MS]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Artur Davis [D-AL]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Bob Etheridge [D-NC]
Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Parker Griffith [R-AL]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]
Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]	Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. Baron Hill [D-IN]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Frank Kratovil [D-MD]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]
Rep. Charlie Melancon [D-LA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]
Rep. Alan Mollohan [D-WV]	Rep. Scott Murphy [D-NY]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D-ND]	Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]
Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]	Rep. John Salazar [D-CO]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Ike Skelton [D-MO]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]	Rep. John Tanner [D-TN]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-08-16		Became Public Law No: 111-237.
2010-08-16		Signed by President.
2010-08-10		Presented to President.
2010-08-06		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2010-08-05		Cleared for White House.
2010-08-05		Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6975)
2010-07-12		Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
2010-06-30		Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2010-06-29		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2010-06-29		On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 6 (Roll no. 400). (text: CR H4934)
2010-06-29		Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4943-4944)
2010-06-29		At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2010-06-29		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5552.
2010-06-29		Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4934-4936)
2010-06-29		Mr. Kind moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2010-06-17		Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

HB510 (Related) 2009-01-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB632 (Related) 2009-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3376)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5552/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5552/BILLS-111hr5552ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5552/BILLS-111hr5552eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5552/BILLS-111hr5552pcs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5552/BILLS-111hr5552enr.pdf