[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 464 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 464
Relating to refundable tax credits for municipalities.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 11, 2004
Mrs. Boxer submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Relating to refundable tax credits for municipalities.
Whereas the Senate today passed a free standing measure which is designed to
address tax relief issues relating to Reservists and National Guardsmen;
Whereas one of the provisions of the package provides tax relief to employers of
Reservists and National Guardsmen;
Whereas the employer provision is targeted to businesses and tax paying
entities;
Whereas state and local governments are facing budgetary pressures, particularly
with regard to homeland security;
Whereas many local first responders have been called to active duty in the
National Guard and Reserves, and many state and local governments have
continued to pay their salaries, thus increasing the budgetary pressure
on state and local governments;
Whereas the Senate recognized this pressure by including in the FSC-ETI bill a
provision to compensate state and local governments for closing the pay
gap of first responders who are called to active duty in the National
Guard and Reserves: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the Sense of the Senate that--
(1) the Senate should reiterate its support for reimbursing
state and local governments for closing the pay gap for first
responders who are called to active duty in the National Guard
and Reserves by considering expanding the employer tax relief
provisions to cover state and local governments; and
(2) the President should consider including such a proposal
in his Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Submission.
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