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On August 7, 2022, following the vote-a-rama, an unlimited marathon voting session on amendments, that lasted nearly 16 hours, the Senate passed the bill (as amended) on a 51–50 vote, with all Democrats voting in favor, all Republicans voting against, and Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie. [3]
The economic policy of the Joe Biden administration, colloquially known as Bidenomics (a portmanteau of Biden and economics), is characterized by relief measures and vaccination efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, investments in infrastructure, and strengthening the social safety net, funded by tax increases on higher-income individuals and corporations.
In May 2021, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5096 into law, imposing a 7% tax on any gain in excess of $250,000 from the sale or exchange of stocks, bonds and other investment assets.
The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on August 7, 2022, on a 51–50 vote, with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris, [80] returning the amended bill to the House. On August 12, the House passed the bill on a 220–207 vote, [ 81 ] and President Biden signed it into law on August 16.
Under Biden’s proposal, Musk’s tax bill would have totaled $3 billion for 2018 through 2022 — nearly seven times higher than what he paid. The 25 wealthiest Americans paid $13.6 billion in ...
Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden's original domestic vision but one that still meets ...
The bill, which includes provisions on tax, health care, and climate and energy spending, was introduced in the Senate as an amendment to the Build Back Better Act. On August 7, the Senate passed the bill on a 50–50 vote with Vice President Harris breaking the tie. [193] On August 12, 2022, the House passed the bill on a 220–207 vote. [194]
While Biden proposed to move the long-term capital-gains tax rate to 39.6% for households with taxable income of more than $1 million, Harris says that's too high and has proposed raising it to 28 ...