Number: RL32444
Title: Comparison of the House and Senate ETI/Business Investment Bills (H.R. 4520 and S. 1637, 108th Congress)
Authors: David L. Brumbaugh, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: Both the House and the Senate have passed legislation addressing the ETI controversy, the Senate on May 11 (S. 1634), and the House on June 17. Both bills would phase out ETI, but contain a wide range of additional tax cuts that, in contrast to ETIs repeal, would cut business taxes rather than increase them. In general, the tax cuts in both bills contain a mix of tax incentives primarily for domestic production and tax cuts for overseas investment. Both bills also contain a variety of revenue-raising items. While the bills overlap in several areas, there are prominent differences among both the tax cuts and the revenue-raising items, and among both the bills domestic and international provisions. The most prominent of the House and Senate provisions are compared in this report.
Pages: 7
Date: November 8, 2004