S. 1726: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-17 · Taxation · Latest: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 178. (consideration: CR S6840-6841; text: CR S6840)

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 178 (2011): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, S1726 (2011-10-20), Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected. See all
Where it stands now: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 178. (consideration: CR S6840-6841; text: CR S6840) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011

Plain summary

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Repeals the provision in the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 requiring federal, state, and local governmental entities to withhold 3% of payments due to vendors providing goods and services to such entities. Rescinds permanently $30 billion of appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine and identify from which appropriation accounts such rescissions shall apply and report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on such rescissions.

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Official text

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · 20 cosponsors

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Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Thune (R-SD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Boozman (R-AR), John Barrasso (R-WY), John Cornyn (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] reported raising $278,697 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Senate vote 178 (2011): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, S1726 (2011-10-20): Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1726.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s1726 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112