Sentences with phrase «economic stimulus act»

Read Technical Bulletin 44, Disallowance of Bonus Depreciation Provisions of Federal Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, for information on calculating the amount to add back to taxable income.

The inside of the mailer talks about being eligible for debt settlement as a result of the Governmental Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.

The temporarily increased FHA loan limits are part of the Economic Stimulus ACT of 2008 and are believed to help provide liquidity and stability in the volatile housing market in the US.

The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 permits FHA to insure loans on amounts up to 125 percent of the area median house price, when that amount is between the national minimum ($ 271,050) and maximum ($ 729,750).

Why it matters: The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the first major policy response to the most recent recession, provided $ 100 billion directly to U.S. taxpayers.

The higher FHA loan limits have been in place since 2008 when they were established by Congress as part of the Economic Stimulus Act as an emergency measure to make sure that borrowers still had access to mortgage loans.

* In March of this year, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 temporarily raised the FHA and conforming loan limits for most areas in the country, which broadened FHA financing for more borrowers.

The expanded federal role has been most evident in a thoroughly revamped National Assessment of Educational Progress (1988); the Clinton administration's Goals 2000 Act (1994); the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind Act (2001); and, most recently, the «Race to the Top» component of the 2009 economic stimulus act, which will award competitive grants to states that, in the judgment of the Obama administration, have what it takes to turn around failing schools and boost student achievement.

That's why the Economic Stimulus Act ended the Great Recession in just a few months.

The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 had three main parts: an individual income tax rebate sent out in mid-2008 and two business provisions to encourage investment during 2008.

For example, starting in 2008, Congress passed a measure as part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 that let businesses deduct the full price of qualifying equipment purchased or financed during that tax year.

Not exact matches

Reflation is the act of encouraging economic growth through stimulus measures or tax cuts following a contraction in the business cycle.

Second, we believe central banks need to begin to give themselves greater leeway to act in the future to provide stimulus should economic growth weaken over the medium term.

Passed the Stimulus: Signed $ 787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 to spur economic growth amid greatest recession since the Great Depression.

Silver says the public supports it, it would serve as an «economic stimulus», but more importantly, he says, lawmakers have a «moral imperative» to act.

By the 2009 August recess, Obama and the Democratic Congress had enacted a sweeping economic stimulus, had confirmed Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court and were in the midst of a health - care push that would culminate in the Affordable Care Act a few months later.

Economic stimulus funding through the federal Recovery Act will direct $ 19 million towards Oneida County over the next two years to help deal with Medicaid costs.

Reid argued that passage of the Democrats» $ 862 billion stimulus act had prevented a bad economic situation from becoming much worse.

Each of these figures represents a drop from 2010, the peak year of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the so - called stimulus package following the 2008 economic collapse.

In addition, a recent study showed that a direct economic stimulus can act as a salve.

Representatives Joe Barton (R — TX) and Greg Walden (R — OR) have asked Acting NIH Director Raynard Kington for comment on this thesis and for a response to an earlier query to NIH, saying that it's important to see that new funds in the economic stimulus bill are «not compromised by the potential conflicts of interest of researchers.»

Some important clues to how the Obama administration intends to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may be found in an indirect source: the detailed rules set out for states competing for $ 4 billion in grants under the economic - stimulus program's Race to the Top Fund.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is clear: States are on the hook for advancing education improvement goals spelled out in the law as a condition for receiving up to $ 100 billion in economic - stimulus aid to education.

The administration's ability to act quickly was spurred by a third factor: the massive, $ 787 billion economic stimulus bill passed by Congress in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

The Washington - based center took at look at how school districts have spent money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the economic - stimulus law passed by Congress last year.

Two years ago this month, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — the economic - stimulus package — with its one - time federal investment of nearly $ 100 billion in education.

This year's report also features a special analysis by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, which tracks several key economic indicators over time, unpacks education funding tied to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and identifies education - related jobs saved as a result of the economic stimulus package.

Amid fanfare around the billions of dollars being delivered to schools through the federal economic - stimulus package, members of the National Conference of State Legislatures are warning that the education agenda being pushed by the Obama administration is shaping up to be just as prescriptive and intrusive as the 8 - year - old No Child Left Behind Act.

The current Race to the Top program is funded by $ 4 billion in one - time money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the economic - stimulus package passed by Congress last year.

The funding comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the economic - stimulus package passed last year by Congress.

In fact, just two in 10 of those surveyed said they were aware that any of the economic - stimulus funding passed by Congress last year helped pay for education expenses in their communities — despite the fact some $ 100 billion over two years was allocated for education in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

And if Congress doesn't agree with the Obama administration's request to continue the program, then the Race to the Top, which is being funded with economic - stimulus money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will end.

The economic downturn and the recent passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act confront many district and school leaders with the confounding paradox of managing both recession - driven budget cuts and new stimulus funding intended to improve the achievement of underserved students.

In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the economic stimulus package, provided $ 3 billion for SIGs to help reform persistently low - achieving schools, on top of the $ 546 million that had already been appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for school improvement grants under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

With the Obama administration's mandate for health care companies to demonstrate meaningful use of EMRs to qualify for stimulus money under the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act, health care companies now have a greater incentive to adopt EMR technology.

Both Applied Materials («Statement of Mike Splinter in Support of the Economic Recovery Act») and Oerlikon Solar («Oerlikon Solar's statement on stimulus package») are pinning their hopes and amorphous silicon production line backlogs on the US manufacturing investment tax credit.

TIGER (TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GENERATING ECONOMIC RECOVERY) In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or the Stimulus, Congress created the TIGER program which gave significant discretion to the Department of Transportation to fund large, multi-jurisdictional and / or intermodal projects.

-- All that money spent on research will act as an economic stimulus, while supporting a larger base of literate, educated people.

In order to support the commercialization of renewable energy, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorized loan guarantees, supplemented by President Obama with additional money from the economic stimulus program.

The event was held on February 17 to mark the one year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and sought to explore the effectiveness economic stimulus packages in the US and globally in catalyzing green investments.

The Obama administration invested $ 8 billion in last year's economic stimulus — the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — for HSR projects in Florida and California that will lay the foundation for a national network.

In its official announcement, the Shanghai High People's Court noted the «collaboration will act as a stimulus for economic and social development between the two cities».