House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-357

American Jobs Creation Act of 2004

H.R. 4520Introduced Jun 4, 2004Policy area: Taxation

Became law on Oct 22, 2004.

Sponsor: Rep. William Thomas R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 4, 2004
Committee actionJun 14, 2004
Passed HouseJun 17, 2004 · 251–178
Passed SenateJul 15, 2004 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesSep 29, 2004
To the PresidentOct 21, 2004
Became lawOct 22, 2004

Latest action: Oct 22, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-357.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4520.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4520, American Jobs Creation Act of 2004” on June 16, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 14, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15735
CBO publication date
June 16, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4520, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4520, American Jobs Creation Act of 2004” on June 16, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 14, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15735
CBO publication date
June 16, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4520, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act” on August 2, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on July 15, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 2, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15870
CBO publication date
August 2, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4520, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6453c77c1546a39b838cbe7e86e4e1b54f374fe34530932ba6742e44ca33df1b
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act” on August 2, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on July 15, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 2, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15870
CBO publication date
August 2, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4520, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6453c77c1546a39b838cbe7e86e4e1b54f374fe34530932ba6742e44ca33df1b
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4520, American Jobs Creation Act of 2004” on November 9, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 11, 2004, and signed by the President on October 22, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 9, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16168
CBO publication date
November 9, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4520, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6453c77c1546a39b838cbe7e86e4e1b54f374fe34530932ba6742e44ca33df1b
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4520, American Jobs Creation Act of 2004” on November 9, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 11, 2004, and signed by the President on October 22, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 9, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16168
CBO publication date
November 9, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4520, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 108-548 ↗; H. Rept. 108-755 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 17, 2004.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 17, 2004 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/755
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4520, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

40 cosponsors — 40 Republicans

0 of 40 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Henry Brown (R-SC), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dave Camp (R-MI), Eric Cantor (R-VA), John Carter (R-TX), Mac Collins (R-GA), Philip Crane (R-IL), John Culberson (R-TX), John Duncan (R-TN), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Phil English (R-PA), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Mark Foley (R-FL), Kay Granger (R-TX), Katherine Harris (R-FL), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Wally Herger (R-CA), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), William Jenkins (R-TN), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Jim McCrery (R-LA), Scott McInnis (R-CO), George Nethercutt (R-WA) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-22 district

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