H.R.2884: Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about emergency management
  • Introduced Sept. 13, 2001
  • Latest Major Action Jan. 23, 2002

Bill Cosponsors

129 (36 Democrats, 94 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Title I: Relief Provisions for Victims of Terrorist Attacks - Exempts from income taxes any individual who dies as a result of wounds or injury incurred from the terrorist attacks against the United States on April 19, 1995, or September 11, 2001, or who dies as a result of illness incurred from a terrorist attack involving anthrax occurring on or after September 11, 2001, and before January 1,...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Mr. Thomas asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2884.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
DEBATE - At the conclusion of debate the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of final passage until later in the legislative day.
Considered as unfinished business.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 418 - 0 (Roll no. 340).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Thomas asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 2884, with Senate amendments thereto, and to consider in the House, without any intervention of any point of order, any motion, or any demand for division of the question, a single motion offered by the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendments with an amendment placed at the desk; that the Senate amendments and the motion be considered as read; that the motion be debatable for 40 minutes, equally divided and controlled; and that after such debate, the motion be considered as adopted. Agreed to without objection.
Pursuant to a previous special order the House moved to agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the House proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2884, with an amendment.
On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendments.
Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the text of the bill, with a further amendment, by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Thomas asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendments.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 107-134.
Sept. 13, 2001

Introduced in the House by William M. Thomas (R-Calif.)

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