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. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Saxby Chambliss
GA
Republican No
Sen. Tom Coburn
OK
Republican No
Sen. Thad Cochran
MS
Republican No
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
Republican Yes
Sen. Kent Conrad
ND
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bob Corker
TN
Republican No
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican No
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
Republican No
Sen. Jim DeMint
SC
Republican No
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan
ND
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Ensign
NV
Republican No
Sen. Michael B. Enzi
WY
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Russ Feingold
WI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Al Franken
MN
Democrat Yes
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
Democrat Yes