Analysis of H.R. 3765

The bill formally known as US House Bill 3765- 112th Congress and informally titled “Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011” was passed mainly for the purpose of continuing the payroll tax cut into February of 2011. Prior to its passage there had been a great deal of debate as to whether or not continuation was appropriate and if so, for how long? The assertion that the continuation should be passed before the Christmas Holiday did face opposition, however, the bill was enacted successfully. The following will explore the core aspects of this bill and how it was enacted into U.S. law by our representative bodies.

First it is important to explore what this piece of legislation addressed and its proposals. This draft of the bill that passed into law was drafted by David Camp of the 4th district of Michigan. The bill itself is 14 pages in length and extremely concise. It contains five main objectives; “Temporary Payroll Tax Relief”, “Temporary Extension of Unemployment Compensation Provisions”, “Temporary Extensions of Health Provisions,”, “Mortgage Fees and Premiums”, and lastly “Other Provisions” (H.R. 3765 - 112th Congress, 2011). The first section of the bill was given the most notoriety within the press, and seemed to be the aspect of greatest importance to many Americans. It amends the “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2010”. It first addresses lowering taxes on persons who are self-employed through 2012. Also included is lowering of employment tax on employees through February 29, 2012. The Bill concludes this section by stating that these changes should be considered as having been included in the original bill. This of course ensured that Americans who were working would not see more mo...

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