H.R. 2 · 108th Congress · enacted
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
Became Public Law No: 108-27.
Latest official action 2003-05-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Jobs and Growth Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to accelerate the following previously enacted tax reductions: (1) the 10-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion: (2) the reduction in individual income tax rates; (3) the 15-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion for married taxpayers filing joint returns; (4) the increase in the standard deduction for married taxpayers filing joint returns; and (5) the increase in the child tax credit. Triples the small business expensing limit. Excludes from gross income the excludable portion of dividends. Sets forth definitions and rules concerning such exclusion.
Congressional Research Service · 2003-02-27
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Joe Wilson
House · SC District 2 · Republican
$274,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
52 of 51 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS$10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$9,500
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$9,500
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC$8,500
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC$8,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$8,500
NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$8,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$8,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$8,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$8,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$7,500
CONSUMER CREDIT INSURANCE ASSOCIATION DBA CONSUMER CREDIT INDUSTRY ASSOC PAC (CCIA PAC)$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$7,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$7,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTURKISH AMERICAN COALITION PAC- TAC-PAC$7,150
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,150
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$7,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$7,000
NESTPOINT PAC$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordPITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordTURKISH COALITON USA PAC (TC-USA PAC)$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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