House Approves Economic Stimulus Plan
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The House voted on Tuesday to approve a $146 billion fiscal stimulus package, but the bipartisan deal is at risk as Senate Democrats forged ahead with their own, more expensive plan and jockeyed over what to include in it.
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The House voted Tuesday to give the nation's military and public servants such as volunteer firefighters more tax benefits in response to their service.
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The US Senate approves an economic stimulus plan to provide extra money to retired people and veterans.
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Top House leaders discussed plans for tax rebates, breaks for business and additional food stamp and unemployment insurance benefits as President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced support for steps to avert a recession.
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A one-time tax rebate is at the heart of an economic stimulus package being negotiated by House leaders and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday.
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Tax rebate checks will begin going out in May, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said after the House's passage of a Senate-approved $167 billion economic stimulus package Thursday.
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An economic stimulus package to help stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday reached a rare agreement to quickly pull together a bipartisan plan.
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The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $1.8 billion small business tax cut package on Friday aimed at winning passage of a $2.10 increase in the hourly minimum wage.
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The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved its own version of a giant economic stimulus plan sought by the White House amid mounting fears that the economy could be falling into a recession.
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The House on Saturday unanimously approved &#36;14.5 billion for hurricane victims and struggling farmers as Congress moved a step closer to showering money on Florida and other pivotal states in the upcoming elections.
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The US House of Representatives approves a major financial package to stimulate the US economy.
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The House of Representatives on Thursday gave final approval to a $151 billion economic stimulus package that President George W. Bush is expected to sign into law.
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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives on Tuesday began laying the groundwork for  an economic stimulus plan of about $100 billion that likely  will include tax rebates to help stave off a possible  recession.
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WASHINGTON -- The House last night passed a massive business-tax bill aimed at settling a trade dispute with the European Union and propping up domestic manufacturers.
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The House, seizing a rare moment of bipartisanship to respond to the economyâs slump, overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package that would speed rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers.
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The US House of Representatives voted to raise the debt ceiling by 800 billion dollars, helping Washington avoid running short of operating funds.
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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday began laying the groundwork for an economic stimulus plan of about $100 billion that likely will include tax rebates to help stave off a possible recession.