H.R. 3630 · 112th Congress · enacted
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-96.
Latest official action 2012-02-22 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 - Title I: Extension of Payroll Tax Reduction - (Sec. 101) Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to extend through the remainder of 2012 the 2% reduction in employment tax rates for employees and self-employed individuals. Eliminates the special rule for 2012 limiting the amount of wages eligible for such tax rate reduction. Title II: Unemployment Benefit Continuation and Program Improvement - Extended Benefits, Reemployment, and Program Integrity Improvement Act - Subtitle A: Reforms of Unemployment Compensation to Promote Work and Job Creation - (Sec. 2101) Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require state unemployment compensation (UC) laws to require, as a condition of eligibility for regular compensation for any week, that an UC claimant be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work. (Sec. 2102) Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with up to 10 states to allow them to conduct demonstration projects to test and evaluate measures designed to: (1) expedite the reemployment of individuals who establish initial eligibility for UC under state law, or (2) improve the effectiveness of a state in carrying out its state law with respect to reemployment. (Sec. …
Congressional Research Service · 2012-02-16
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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.
5 of 5 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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCME GROUP INC. PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPHILLIPS 66 PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (BNY FEDPAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUSA RICE FEDERATION PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$8,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordCROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordFEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF TOPEKA PAC$7,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordTHE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC$7,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordFMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)$6,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordMINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)$6,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordDEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordLIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LMA-PAC)$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordRAIN AND HAIL INSURANCE SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC)$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordSECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordAGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE$5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC$5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
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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