H.R.586: Fairness for Foster Care Families Act of 2001

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about taxation
  • Introduced Feb. 13, 2001
  • Latest Major Action April 18, 2002

Bill Sponsor

Bill Summary

Fairness for Foster Care Families Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the exclusion of State or local government foster care payments from the gross income of foster care providers shall also apply to payments by any qualifying placement agency (thus including an agency other than a State or local government agency or a tax-exempt placement agency).Expands the definition of a qualified foster individual to include a...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 107-66.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 37.
Mr. Lewis (KY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 586.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 112).
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. 70.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 390 Reported to House. It shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 586 and the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House without intervention of any point of order a motion to concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. The Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one hour.
Rule H. Res. 390 passed House.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 390, the House moved to agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 390, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Thomas (CA) motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 586 with an amendment. The text of the proposed amendment is printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying H. Res. 390, House Report 107-412.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 229 - 198 (Roll no. 103).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.
Feb. 13, 2001

Introduced in the House by Ron Lewis (R-Ky.)

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