[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 23046]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               AMENDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 6111, 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. 6111) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for 
     equitable spouse relief and to suspend the running on the 
     period of limitations while such claims are pending.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment at the desk 
be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements 
relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 5225) was agreed to, as follows:

       In line 17, page 3, strike ``on or''.
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 6111), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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