Public Law 110-343
2ND SESSION
An Act
To provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
| • | Division A — Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 |
| • | Division B — Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 |
| • | Division C — Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 |
Approved October 3, 2008.
Legislative History edit
- HOUSE REPORTS:
- No. 110–374, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Education and Labor)
- No. 110–374, Pt. 2 (Comm. on Ways and Means)
- No. 110–374, Pt. 3 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce)
- SENATE REPORTS:
- No. 110-53 accompanying S. 558 (Comm. on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions)
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008):
- Mar. 5, considered and passed House.
- Oct. 1, considered and passed Senate, amended.
- Oct. 3, House concurred in Senate amendments.
- HOUSE REPORTS:
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