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        <title>Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.</title>
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        <text>Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Pomeroy.</text>
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        <text>Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 281. (consideration: CR H5492-5514)</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]</fullName>
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