March 8, 2002
House Approves Economic Stimulus Package
On October 24, after three hours of partisan and contentious debate, the House narrowly approved, 216-214, legislation (H.R. 3090) designedView More
Tax Policy
February 15, 2002
House Attaches Stimulus Package to Unemployment Extension
On February 14, the House approved, 225-199, a Senate-passed bill (H.R. 622) that would extend unemployment benefits an additional 13View More
February 15, 2002
House Committee Examines Health Tax Credits
On February 13, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to examine the President’s FY 2003 budget proposalView More
February 8, 2002
Senate Approves Foster Care Tax Exemption
On February 6, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a House-passed bill (H.R. 586) that would expand the types ofView More
February 8, 2002
Senate Drops Stimulus Bill; Approves Jobless Benefits Extension Instead
After two weeks of contentious debate on an economic stimulus package (H.R. 622) (see The Source, 1/25/02), Senators were unableView More
January 25, 2002
Senate Considers New Tax Cut Stimulus Package
On January 24, the Senate began consideration of an economic stimulus package (H.R. 622) proposed by Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD).View More
November 16, 2001
Tax Stimulus Package Stalls in the Senate
Two procedural votes in the Senate, on November 14, blocked further consideration of a Democratic tax stimulus package (H.R. 3090)View More
November 2, 2001
Senate Committee Approves Tax Stimulus Plan
Amid intensely partisan debate, the Senate Finance Committee, on November 8, approved, 11-10, a tax stimulus package (as-yet-unnumbered) aimed atView More
July 20, 2001
Bankruptcy Reform Bill Moves to Conference
Despite repeated objections by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN), the Senate on July 17 approved, 82-16, the House-passed bankruptcy reform billView More
May 25, 2001
Tax Bill Moves to Conference After Senate Passage
At press time, House and Senate negotiators were working to bring the conference report for the tax cut package (H.R.View More