[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20571]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EMERGENCY TAX RELIEF

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3768, which was received 
from the House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3768) to provide emergency tax relief for 
     persons affected by Hurricane Katrina.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the substitute amendment at 
the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and 
passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 1728) was agreed to.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  The bill (H.R. 3768), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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