Tooltip Public Law (United States) 111–5 (text) (PDF)), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( ARRA) ( Pub. Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 Signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009.Reported by the joint conference committee on Februagreed to by the House on February 13, 2009 ( 246–183) and by the Senate on February 13, 2009 ( 60–38).Committee consideration by Appropriations and Budget.Introduced in the House as H.R. 1 by Dave Obey ( D- WI) on January 26, 2009.