[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 85 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 85

  Disapproving the rule of the Agricultural Marketing Service of the 
   Department of Agriculture with respect to the establishment of a 
      Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 2011

    Mr. Scalise (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. 
Hultgren) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                    to the Committee on Agriculture

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Disapproving the rule of the Agricultural Marketing Service of the 
   Department of Agriculture with respect to the establishment of a 
      Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program.

Whereas the Department of Agriculture has issued a final rule which will tax 
        Christmas trees sold by producers or importers who sell more than 500 
        trees in a year; and
Whereas in tough economic times the last thing the Federal Government should be 
        doing is levying a tax that will hit millions of American families who 
        celebrate Christmas: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves of 
the rule submitted by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the 
Department of Agriculture relating to the establishment of a Christmas 
tree promotion, research, and information program (published at 76 
Federal Register 69094 (November 8, 2011)), and such rule shall have no 
force or effect.
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