Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003

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The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 was a major U.S. federal tax cut law that reduced income, dividend, and capital gains taxes in an effort to stimulate economic growth during the George W. Bush presidency.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
tax cut law ⓘ
accelerated income tax rate reductions scheduled under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 2003 tax cut ⓘ
appliesTo federal income taxpayers ⓘ
billNumber H.R. 2 (108th Congress) ⓘ
budgetImpact increased federal budget deficit ⓘ
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
componentOf Bush tax cuts ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticizedFor disproportionate benefits for higher-income taxpayers ⓘ
worsening long-term fiscal outlook ⓘ
dateSigned 2003-05-28 ⓘ
economicContext aftermath of the 2001 recession ⓘ
early 2000s economic slowdown ⓘ
post-dot-com bubble period ⓘ
includedProvision bonus depreciation for business investment ⓘ
child tax credit increase acceleration ⓘ
increase in Section 179 expensing limits ⓘ
marriage penalty relief acceleration ⓘ
introducedPreferentialRateFor qualified dividends ⓘ
jurisdiction Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ⓘ
justification boost consumer spending ⓘ
increase employment ⓘ
stimulate investment ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
opposedBy most Democratic Party members in Congress ⓘ
policyArea economic policy ⓘ
taxation ⓘ
presidencyOf George W. Bush ⓘ
primaryObjective provide tax relief ⓘ
stimulate economic growth ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 108-27 ⓘ
reducedTaxType capital gains tax ⓘ
dividend tax ⓘ
individual income tax ⓘ
relatedTo Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 ⓘ
shortName JGTRRA ⓘ
signedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
subjectTo reconciliation procedures under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ⓘ
supportedBy Republican Party leaders in Congress ⓘ
temporalNature many provisions scheduled to expire (sunset) ⓘ
temporarilyReduced individual income tax rates across several brackets ⓘ
topCapitalGainsTaxRateAfterAct 15 percent ⓘ
topDividendTaxRateAfterAct 15 percent ⓘ
usedProcedure budget reconciliation in the U.S. Senate ⓘ
yearEnacted 2003 ⓘ

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Bush administration → notableLegislation → Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 ⓘ
Additional Child Tax Credit → modifiedBy → Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 ⓘ
Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 → extends → Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 tax cuts ⓘ
linked to: Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 → relatedTo → Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 ⓘ