[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 106 (Thursday, July 17, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H7058-H7059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION TO OFFER MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 
      1308, JOBS AND GROWTH TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2003

  (Mr. VAN HOLLEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, subject to rule XXII, clause 7(C), I 
hereby announce my intention to offer a Motion to Instruct on H.R. 
1308, the Child Tax Credit bill. The form of the motion is as follows:
  Mr. Speaker, I move that the managers on the part of the House in the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1308 be instructed as 
follows:
  One. The House conferees shall be instructed to include in the 
conference

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report the provision of the Senate amendment, not included in the House 
amendment, that provides immediate payments to taxpayers receiving 
additional credit by reason of the bill in the same manner as other 
taxpayers were entitled to immediate payments under the Jobs and Growth 
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
  Two. The House conferees shall be instructed to include in the 
conference report the provision of the Senate amendment, not included 
in the House amendment, that provides families of military personnel 
serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat zones a child credit 
based on the earnings of the individuals serving in the combat zone.
  Three. The House conferees shall be instructed to include in the 
conference report all of the other provisions of the Senate amendment 
and shall not report back a conference report that includes additional 
tax benefits not offset by other provisions.
  Four. To the maximum extent possible within the scope of the 
conference, the House conferees shall be instructed to include in the 
conference report other tax benefits for military personnel and the 
families of astronauts who died in the Columbia disaster.
  Five. The House conferees shall, as soon as practicable after the 
adoption of this motion, meet in open session with the Senate 
conferees, and the House conferees shall file a conference report 
consistent with the preceding provisions of this instruction, not later 
than the second legislative day after adoption of this motion.

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