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US HR1834
Freedom to Invest Act of 2011


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112th Congress

Bill Summary

Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the election allowed to a U.S. corporation to deduct dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation to the corporation's last taxable year beginning before the enactment of this Act or the first taxable year beginning during the one-year period beginning on such enactment date, and (2) reduce the amount of such tax deduction for corporations that fail to maintain specified employment levels for full-time U.S. employees.

AI Summary

This bill, the Freedom to Invest Act of 2011, amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily allow U.S. corporations to deduct dividends received from their controlled foreign corporations (CFCs), which are foreign corporations owned or controlled by a U.S. company. This deduction can be applied to the corporation's last tax year before the bill's enactment or the first tax year within one year after enactment. However, the bill introduces a penalty for corporations that fail to maintain their U.S. employment levels. If a company's average number of full-time U.S. employees during a specific period (the month of the dividend distribution plus the following 23 months) falls below its average employment level in the 24 months prior to receiving the distribution, a portion of the deducted dividend amount will be added back as taxable income, calculated as $25,000 for each employee by which the level dropped. The bill also clarifies definitions for "full-time United States employee" and outlines rules for aggregating employment levels within controlled groups of companies.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (109)

Sandy Adams (R),  Jason Altmire (D),  Mark Amodei (R),  John Barrow (D),  Dan Benishek (R),  Judy Biggert (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Dan Boren (D),  Kevin Brady (R),  Mo Brooks (R),  Paul Broun (R),  Larry Bucshon (R),  Ann Buerkle (R),  Michael Burgess (R),  Dan Burton (R),  John Campbell (R),  Francisco Canseco (R),  Bill Cassidy (R),  Jason Chaffetz (R),  Ben Chandler (D),  Mike Coffman (R),  Tom Cole (R),  K. Michael Conaway (R),  Jim Cooper (D),  Rick Crawford (R),  Jeff Denham (R),  Robert Dold (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  Renee Ellmers (R),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Michael Fitzpatrick (R),  Jeff Flake (R),  John Fleming (R),  Trent Franks (R),  Rodney Frelinghuysen (R),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Phil Gingrey (R),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Trey Gowdy (R),  Kay Granger (R),  Tom Graves (R),  Tim Griffin (R),  Michael Grimm (R),  Frank Guinta (R),  Richard Hanna (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Nan Hayworth (R),  Joseph Heck (R),  Michael Honda (D),  Tim Huelskamp (R),  Randy Hultgren (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Jim Jordan (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Peter King (R),  Larry Kissell (D),  James Lankford (R),  Bob Latta (R),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Billy Long (R),  Cynthia Lummis (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Jim Matheson (D),  Michael McCaul (R),  Patrick McHenry (R),  Mike McIntyre (D),  Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),  Jeff Miller (R),  James Moran (D),  Mick Mulvaney (R),  Tim Murphy (R),  Sue Myrick (R),  Randy Neugebauer (R),  Richard Nugent (R),  Devin Nunes (R),  Alan Nunnelee (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Ron Paul (R),  Mike Pence (R),  Pedro Pierluisi (I),  Joseph Pitts (R),  Jared Polis (D),  Mike Pompeo (R),  Bill Posey (R),  Benjamin Quayle (R),  Denny Rehberg (R),  Reid Ribble (R),  Martha Roby (R),  David Roe (R),  Todd Rokita (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Mike Ross (D),  Steve Scalise (R),  Robert Schilling (R),  Austin Scott (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Heath Shuler (D),  Steve Stivers (R),  Marlin Stutzman (R),  Lee Terry (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  Tim Walberg (R),  Lynn Westmoreland (R),  Joe Wilson (R),  Steve Womack (R),  Kevin Yoder (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (on 05/11/2011)

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