Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act

February 22, 2010 | H.R. 2847
The bill provides employers with incentives to hire and retain new employees, including extending enhanced small business expensing and providing state and local governments with the ability to issue special purpose tax credit bonds for school construction, energy conservation and renewable energy. It extends the Surface Transportation Act until Dec. 31, 2010. The Senate voted to invoke cloture to limit debate.

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 62
NAYs: 30

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Lamar Alexander
TN
Republican No
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican No
Sen. Max Baucus
MT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Evan Bayh
IN
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Begich
AK
Democrat Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Robert F. Bennett
UT
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Bond
MO
Republican Yes
Sen. Barbara Boxer
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Scott Brown
MA
Republican Yes
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Sam Brownback
KS
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Jim Bunning
KY
Republican No
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Roland W. Burris
IL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Robert C. Byrd
WV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat Yes
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat Yes