[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H. Res. 419 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 167
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 419

                          [Report No. 106-495]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to amend the Internal 
  Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing 
    that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the 
   standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts 
                  applicable to unmarried individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2000

Ms. Pryce of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to amend the Internal 
  Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing 
    that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the 
   standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts 
                  applicable to unmarried individuals.

    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the 
House the bill (H.R. 6) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate 
bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint 
returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals. 
The bill shall be 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. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: 
(1) two hours of debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Ways and Means; (2) the further amendment printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by 
Representative Rangel or his designee, which shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as read, and 
shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
                                     





                                                 House Calendar No. 167

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 419

                          [Report No. 106-495]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to amend the Internal 
  Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing 
    that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the 
   standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts 
                  applicable to unmarried individuals.

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                            February 8, 2000

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed