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InternetNews October 11, 2004 Roy Mark	Congress Gives Tax Break to Tech Industry The U.S. Senate approved today a one-year tax break backed by the tech industry that proponents say will repatriate more than $300 billion into the U.S. economy and create as many as a half million new jobs.
InternetNews May 13, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Approves Tech Corporate Tax Break Legislation calls for one-year reduction in foreign dividend taxes from 35 percent to 5.25 percent.
InternetNews June 18, 2004 Roy Mark	House Passes Pro-Tech Tax Breaks The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a corporate tax bill loaded with provisions favorable to the technology industry, including a reduction in foreign revenue taxes and an extension of the research and development tax credit.
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Blocks Anti-Offshoring Measures Democrats fail to limit foreign dividend tax breaks backed by Intel and Microsoft.
InternetNews September 23, 2004 Roy Mark	R&D Tax Credit Nears Congressional Approval Legislation could give U.S. businesses almost $8 billion in tax credits with 75 percent devoted to employee wages.
InternetNews September 24, 2004 Roy Mark	Congress OKs Tech-Friendly R&D Tax Credit Technology consortium had pushed for the nearly $8 billion credits as key drivers for the industry. President Bush is expected to sign the legislation.
InternetNews March 5, 2004 Roy Mark	Anti-Offshoring Fever in Senate Partisan bickering delays legislation to end EU trade penalty tariffs imposed this week on U.S. goods.
InternetNews October 25, 2004 Roy Mark	Bush Signs Tech Tax Break President Bush signed into law late Friday $136 billion in corporate tax breaks, including a one-year reduction from 35 percent to 5.25 percent on foreign profits for U.S. multinationals.
InternetNews October 7, 2004 Roy Mark	Congress Still Hot on Tech Agenda The House and Senate are battling to session's end on new Internet access tax moratorium and blocking stock option expensing.
InternetNews May 25, 2004 Roy Mark	Tech Bills Face Protectionist Measures Anti-offshoring sentiments likely to continue in House after bitter Senate dispute blocked tech bill for months.
InternetNews March 9, 2004 Roy Mark	U.S. Increasing Trade Pressure on China, India Offshoring grows as a hot-button issue as Baucus bashes Bangalore and U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick urges Congress to stay the free trade course.
InternetNews March 4, 2004 Roy Mark	Tech Execs Work Washington for Tax Help With an agenda calling for free trade and tax cuts, John Doerr's CEO network presses the political flesh.
InternetNews November 1, 2004 Roy Mark	Tech Lacks Traction in Presidential Race Pollsters, politicians and pundits have made it well known that the 2004 presidential race is tight for many reasons. But one thing is for certain: Technology policy is not one of them.
InternetNews November 18, 2010	Online Piracy Bill Clears Senate Judiciary By a unanimous vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee reports out the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, while digital-rights groups cry foul.
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell	New Year Will Likely Include New Tax Scheme Odds favor both House and Senate passage of bipartisan tax package.
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	New Non-itemizer Deduction Penalizes Donors Who Itemize The non-itemizer deduction in the Senate-passed tax reconciliation bill contains an unprecedented floor for charitable contributions that effectively taxes donors who itemize their gifts.
InternetNews June 28, 2006 Roy Mark	Telecom Reform Debate Enters Third Day While delaying network neutrality vote, lawmakers deal with a vast array of amendments to overall bill.
AFP eWire March 14, 2005	Bush Nixes Non-Itemizer Despite New Study About Its Impact The Bush Administration has indicated it will no longer push for passage of the non-itemizer deduction, even as a new study shows the provision would increase giving for the United Way of America (UWA) and other organizations.
InternetNews January 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Senate: Write Away, Bloggers Republicans force changes in language calling for greater reporting requirements for grassroots groups and political bloggers.
CFO August 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg	A Taxing Dispute The WTO ban on a U.S. export subsidy has pushed companies and Congress into a battle over tax bills.
National Defense July 2004 Peter M. Steffes	2005 Defense Bill Beginning to Take Shape Congress is making progress on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005. The defense authorization bill sets policy and funding levels.
InternetNews June 7, 2006 Roy Mark	Net Neutrality Time on The Floor The moment of truth for network neutrality may arrive as early as tomorrow in the U.S. House of Representatives.
InternetNews October 12, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	House Panel OKs Extending Internet Tax Ban Assuming it passes Congress, a new Act would narrow the definition of "access" to a consumer's Internet connection and also exempts e-mail and instant messaging from taxation by local and state authorities.
InternetNews June 12, 2007 Roy Mark	Republicans Seek Delay in Patent Reform Bill Two days before a scheduled Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the Patent Reform Act of 2007, four Republican members of the panel are seeking a delay in the vote. The lawmakers said the controversial measure deserves further hearings.
AFP eWire May 13, 2004	Senate Passes Jobs Act with Car Donation Amendments, No Care Act The Senate passed S. 1637, the Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, which includes provisions to crackdown on individuals who take over-inflated deductions for charitable gifts of vehicles.
InternetNews December 21, 2005 Roy Mark	DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk With President Bush's signature, over-the-air analog broadcasting will go dark in three years.
InternetNews March 10, 2005 Roy Mark	Senate: Stock Option Expensing Likely Tech industry claims new accounting rules will hurt profits and cripple employee incentives.
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Roy Mark	McCain Blasts Access Tax Ban Maneuvers Arizona senator calls an amendment to Internet access tax bill a 'parliamentary charade,' as the deadline for compromise looms.
InternetNews January 28, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Expected to OK Billions for Broadband A House vote on the stimulus package is likely to fall along party lines, while Senate debate is seen as more conciliatory.
AFP eWire May 26, 2008	House Passes IRA Rollover The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday, May 21, that included an extension of the IRA Rollover provision.
InternetNews January 30, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Likely to Pass DTV Delay Bill Next Week After House Republicans shot down a first attempt, the Senate passes a second bill on concerns that millions of Americans aren't ready for the conversion.
AFP eWire July 26, 2004	U.S. Charities Now Closer to Fax Rule Exemptions The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 4600) that would restore the "established business relationship" provision in the Federal Communications Commissions' (FCC) regulations.
InternetNews March 9, 2011	Senate Approves Sweeping Patent Overhaul Bill By an overwhelming margin, upper chamber clears landmark patent reform bill years in the making, aimed at curbing litigation and improving efficiency at the U.S. PTO.
BusinessWeek March 17, 2011 Coy & Drucker	Apple, Google May Profit on a Tax Holiday Those companies and others say they'll bring home billions in earnings -- but only if they get a big tax break.
InternetNews December 16, 2005 Roy Mark	House Tables Data-Breach Law Talk Any hope of a U.S. House data-breach disclosure law this year fizzled away Thursday in the face of opposition from Democrats who contend the legislation lacks enforcement teeth.
Home Theater January 29, 2009	House Delays DTV Transition Delay The House of Representatives voted yesterday to keep the DTV transition running on schedule, defeating legislation that would have allowed some stations to delay the transition from February 17 to June 12.
Geotimes July 2007 Allyson K. Anderson	A Political Comment on ... The Life of a Bill A brief primer on bills originating in the Senate using S. 1321, the Energy Savings Act of 2007, a bill that the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources recently proposed.
AFP eWire July 3, 2006	Charitable Reforms Tacked on to Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act The Senate Finance Committee has added numerous charitable reform provisions, including new disclosure requirements to S. 1321.
InternetNews September 7, 2007 Caron Carlson	House Passes Major Patent Reform The U.S. House approved legislation today that seeks to overhaul and modernize over 55 years of patent law and address a patent-award system that bi-partisan groups have long argued is broken.
CIO September 9, 2010 Michael Overly et al.	Offshoring: Ways to Reduce Your Risks When Congress, States Threaten Restrictions Proposed bills in Congress and in state legislatures aim to discourage offshoring, but you can use your contracts to reduce the risk to your company if such measures are enacted.
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Patent Reform Bill Moves Forward in U.S. House In a unanimous voice vote, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee this week endorsed patent-reform legislation, which the tech industry has been pushing for decades.
InternetNews October 26, 2007 Sean Gallagher	House Bill Opens Door to E-mail Tax As legislators inch closer to passing an extension to state and local Internet access tax ban, a recent vote by the U.S. House of Representatives last week may have inadvertently left the door open for taxation on e-mail and other services.
Investment Advisor January 2010	Estate Tax Extended The House of Representatives passed on December 3 by a vote of 225 to 200 an estate tax bill.
Investment Advisor September 2009 Melanie Waddell	Danger & Opportunity: Stitching Together Healthcare Reform The healthcare debate moved outside the beltway in August, as members of Congress headed back home to face constituents bent on voicing their opinions on healthcare reform during townhall meetings.
CFO March 1, 2009 Randy Myers	Taxed to the Max Hefty tax rates continue to penalize U.S. companies, and the calls for reform are growing louder.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2008 Morgan Housel	Fool Poll: How Should the Senate Vote? Two days after the House of Representatives voted down the proposed financial bailout plan, the Senate will meet this evening to vote on a similar proposal. Similar, but not completely the same.
AFP eWire September 19, 2005	House and Senate Introduce Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Legislation Congress has introduced Hurricane Katrina tax relief packages that include direct grants to help those affected by the tragedy, as well as tax incentives to encourage charitable giving.
CFO May 1, 2004 Tim Reason	Euro Clash Removing tariffs is easy. Breaking down social barriers to trade is hard.
InternetNews April 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Approves Internet Access Tax Ban Compromise four-year measure is narrower in scope than ambitious House version.
BusinessWeek June 17, 2010 Ryan Donmoyer	A Tax Hike Has Carlyle Up in Arms Fund chiefs were caught unawares by a tax clause within a jobs bill.