Tax Stimulus

This page provides links to TPC analysis of tax policy legislation making its way through Congress.  See TPC report cards that grade major bills, distributional tables showing the impact of each bill and some key components, and other resources related to economic stimulus.

Report Cards for Tax Stimulus Bills

• Conference Bill
• House Bill 
• Senate Bill 
• Comparison of House and Senate Bills

Tax Stimulus Distributional Tables

View a variety of tables and Excel spreadsheets showing the distributional effects of tax stimulus proposals before Congress.

Other Tax Policy Center Resources

• TaxVox blog entries on economic stimulus:

Congress is Missing An Easy Way to Get Cash to Businesses
Tax Stimulus: It Could Have Been Worse
Big Spending Moderates

See all TaxVox entries on Economic Stimulus

• Experiment to Get Best Stimulus Results – commentary from Len Burman
  
• Quick Facts on Economic Stimulus - what makes for "good" and "bad" stimulus and what did the 2008 stimulus do.
  
• Biggest Bang for the Buck: Researchers Weigh Stimulus Proposals.  Economic stimulus plans being debated on the Hill address a multitude of potential remedies. Urban Institute researchers take a closer look at key components that could have a significant impact on recovery.

Other Resources

Conference Bill

JCT revenue estimate
Conference Report
CBO cost estimate
Text of tax provisions in enacted bill

House Bill

JCT explanation of House bill
JCT revenue estimate for House bill
CBO cost estimate for House bill

Earlier Estimates for House Bill

JCT revenue estimate for Ways and Means Committee Bill
JCT explanation of chairman's amendment to Ways and Means Bill
CBO preliminary cost estimate for House Bill

Senate Bill

JCT revenue estimate for Senate bill
JCT explanation of Finance Committee bill
CBO cost estimate for Senate bill
CBO estimate of macroeconomic effects of House and Senate bills

Earlier Estimates for Senate Bill

JCT Revenue estimate for Chairman's Amendment to Finance Committee Bill
JCT revenue estimate for Finance Committee Bill
JCT explanation of chairman's modification to Finance Committee Bill
JCT revenue estimate for Chairman's Mark of Finance Committee
CBO cost estimate for Senate bill with Reid amendment
CBO cost estimate for Senate bill as reported out of Finance Committee
CBO macroeconomic effects of Senate Finance Committee stimulus bill
CBO The State of the Economy and Issues in Developing an Effective Policy Response
CBO Options for Responding to Short-Term Economic Weakness