H.R. 5140 · 110th Congress · enacted

Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-185.

Latest official action 2008-02-13 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 7, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - T itle I: Recovery Rebates and Incentives for Business Investment - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to grant tax rebates of the lesser of net income tax liability or $600 to individual taxpayers ($1,200 for married taxpayers filing joint returns). Allows additional rebates of $300 for each child of an eligible taxpayer. Provides for a minimum tax rebate of $300 ($600 for married taxpayers filing joint returns) for taxpayers with earned income of at least $3,000. Includes social security retirement benefits and compensation and pension benefits paid to disabled veterans for purposes of determining income eligibility for rebates. Reduces the amount of such rebates by 5% of the amount that exceeds an adjusted gross income of $75,000 ($150,000 for married taxpayers filing joint returns). Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay tax rebates as rapidly as possible. Prohibits: (1) payment of rebates after December 31, 2008; and (2) payment of a rebate to a taxpayer without a valid identification number (i.e., social security number). Provides for payment of comparable tax rebates to residents of the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands. Provides that the payment of a tax rebate …

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Congressional Research Service · 2008-02-13

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.

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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.

Sponsor

Nancy Pelosi

House · CA District 11 · Democratic

$16,662PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Steny H. Hoyer

House · MD District 5 · Democratic

$238,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

James E. Clyburn

House · SC District 6 · Democratic

$833,740PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

John B. Larson

House · CT District 1 · Democratic

$1,283,090PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Rosa L. DeLauro

House · CT District 3 · Democratic

$619,957PAC receipts · 2025–2026

15 of 15 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 FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$37,500

Nancy Pelosi · Sponsor · $2,500

Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000

James E. Clyburn · Cosponsor · $10,000

John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000

Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

Nancy Pelosi

Steny H. Hoyer

James E. Clyburn

John B. Larson

Rosa L. DeLauro

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?