H.R.4579: Taxpayer Relief Act of 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-739.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 426.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 552 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4578 and H.R. 4579 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. H.R. 4578 shall be considered in the House and considered as read for amendment. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. A further amendment printed in the Congressional Record numbered 1, if offered by Mr. Rangel, shall be in order and debatable for 1 hour. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. In the engrossment of H.R. 4579, the Clerk shall add the text of H.R. 4578, as passed the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 4579; conform the title of H.R. 4579 to reflect the addition of the text of H.R. 4578 to the engrossment; asign appropriate designations to provisions, and conform cross referen...

Rule H. Res. 552 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 552.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4578 and H.R. 4579 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. H.R. 4578 shall be considered in the House and considered as read for amendment. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. A further amendment printed in the Congressional Record numbered 1, if offered by Mr. Rangel, shall be in order and debatable for 1 hour. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. In the engrossment of H.R. 4579, the Clerk shall add the text of H.R. 4578, as passed the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 4579; conform the title of H.R. 4579 to reflect the addition of the text of H.R. 4578 to the engrossment; asign appropriate designations to provisions, and conform cross referen...

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Solomon asked unanimous consent that during consideration of H.R. 4579 pursuant to H. Res. 552, notwithstanding the order of the previous question, it may be in order after 30 minutes of the 60 minutes provided for initial debate on the bill, as amended pursuant to the rule, for the Chair to postpone further consideration of the bill until the following legislative day, on which consideration may resume at a time designated by the Speaker.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with thirty minutes of debate.

LEAVING AS UNFINISHED BUSINESS - At the conclusion of the allotted 30 minutes of debate made in order under unanimous consent, the Speaker announced that the House would resume proceedings on Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998.

Considered as unfinished business.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, September 25, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Rangel.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 229 - 195 (Roll No. 469).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 665.