TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2014), H4339, H4363 [24JN], H4394 [25JN], H4778 [26JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 174), H4394 [25JN]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H6629 [31JY]

Analyses

Methodology Problems and Multibillion Dollar Errors Produce Large Distortions in Taxpayers Union Ratings: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H4660 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2014, provisions, H5048 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Budget Deal Well-Intentioned, But Flawed, S8391 [31JY]

Democrats Use Skewed Figures To Challenge Tax-Cut Proposal, E1377 [9JY]

GOP Unleashes a Sneak Attack on Teachers' Pensions, H5175 [11JY]

Liberals Are Mighty Generous With Definition of ``The Rich'', H6656 [31JY]

Making Airline Taxes Palatable, E1471 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (see S. 1157; H.R. 2444), S9018 [9SE], H7118 [9SE]

———restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2513), H7728 [23SE]

Enact (see H.R. 2014), H4221 [23JN]

Enact (H.R. 2014): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 206), H6702 [31JY]

———consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment requirements (see H. Res. 203), H6405 [30JY]

———technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6705 [31JY]

———waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90), H6705 [31JY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 201), H6025 [29JY]

Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund: repeal provisions that terminate tax-exempt status (see S. 1142; H.R. 2527), S8723 [3SE], H7729 [23SE]

Technical corrections (see H.R. 2645), H8832 [9OC]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2014), H6409-H6617 [30JY]

Descriptions

Provisions (H.R. 2014): Archer Amendment on Tax Rates, E1313 [24JN]

Excerpts

Provisions (H.R. 2014): limited tax benefits subject to line-item veto, S8420 [31JY]

Letters

Child tax credit: Anna L. Gonzalez, H4675 [26JN]

Tax treatment of higher education expenses: Representative McGovern, H5129 [10JY]

Memorandums

Provisions Subject to Line-Item Veto: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H6640-H6642 [31JY]

Messages

Taxpayers Relief Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, S8656 [2SE], H6718 [3SE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2014), H5040 [10JY]

———conference report, S8450 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2444), E1704 [9SE]

———restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2513), H10398-H10406 [8NO]

Budget: line-item veto, H6640 [31JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H6638 [31JY]

Enact (H.R. 2014), H4228 [24JN], H4378, H4379, H4380, H4607-H4609, H4611-H4624 [25JN], H4649, H4650, H4651-H4659, H4668-H4816 [26JN], H4843, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4892, H4893 [8JY], H4920, H4921, H4922, H4923, H4924, H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005, H5007-H5018 [9JY], H5026, H5027, H5028, H5029, H5030, H5040-H5049, H5129 [10JY], H5133, H5134, H5135, H5136, H5137 [11JY], H5179-H5181 [14JY], H5193 [15JY], H5304, H5305, H5306, H5307, H5308, H5382-H5399 [16JY], H5407, H5408, H5409, H5410, H5449, H5451, H5483 [17JY], H5493, H5494, H5499, H5500, H5501 [22JY], H5580, H5581, H5582, H5583, H5584 [23JY], H5668, H5669, H5670, H5671 [24JY], H5781, H5782, H5783 [25JY], H5829, H5831 [28JY], H5921, H5923, H5924, H5926, H5927, H5928, H5993-H5996, H6003, H6017-H6025 [29JY], E1313 [24JN], E1332 [26JN], E1339, E1348 [27JN], E1365, E1372 [8JY], E1377 [9JY], E1393, E1394 [10JY], E1447 [17JY], E1471 [22JY], E1555 [29JY]

———conference report, H6299, H6300, H6301, H6302, H6304-H6312 [30JY], H6620, H6621, H6622, H6623, H6630-H6665, H6687, H6688 [31JY], H6777-H6783 [3SE], H7612 [23SE], H8414-H8420 [6OC], E1572 [31JY], E1598, E1604, E1617 [1AU], E1656 [4SE], E1676 [5SE], E1741 [11SE]

———consideration, H4338 [24JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 174), H4385-H4415 [25JN]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H6623-H6630 [31JY]

———motion to instruct conferees, H5041-H5048 [10JY]

———motion to recommit, H4814 [26JN]

———technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 138), H6680 [31JY]

———waive enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 90), H6667 [31JY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 201), H6303-H6312 [30JY]

Medicare: reform, H4688 [26JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4699 [26JN]

NIH: establish National Fund for Health Research, H4695 [26JN]

Oklahoma: qualifications for lands to be considered within a judicial area of an Oklahoma Indian tribe, H6645 [31JY]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax, H4671, H4672, H4676, H4678, H4679, H4682, H4694, H4696 [26JN]

———application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad, H6657 [31JY]

———aviation excise tax formula, H6646, H6654 [31JY], E1471 [22JY]

———capital gains rates, H4669, H4670, H4674, H4675, H4682, H4697, H4700, H4701, H4802-H4813 [26JN]

———child tax credit, H4668-H4679, H4683-H4702, H4802-H4813 [26JN], H6621, H6622, H6642, H6643, H6648, H6650 [31JY]

———deductions for airline costs to implement FAA mandated safety regulations, H4700 [26JN]

———earned income tax credit, H4678 [26JN]

———rates, H4228 [24JN], H6620, H6621, H6622, H6623-H6665 [31JY], E1332 [26JN], E1604 [1AU]

———remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits from police and firefighter pension plans, H6660 [31JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, H4678, H4679, H4680, H4687, H4697, H4698 [26JN], H5046 [10JY], H5308 [16JY], H5493, H5499 [22JY], H5580 [23JY], H5668, H5671 [24JY], H6020-H6023 [29JY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, H4694 [26JN], H6660 [31JY]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans, H6658 [31JY]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, H4699 [26JN], H6640 [31JY], E1394 [10JY], E1466 [22JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H4228 [24JN], H4687, H4690, H4691, H4696, H4698, H4700, H4802-H4813 [26JN], H5501 [22JY], H6621, H6622, H6642-H6644, H6657 [31JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, H4689, H4701 [26JN], H6628, H6652 [31JY]

———treatment of international airline passengers from destinations outside the U.S., H4690, H4700 [26JN], E1447 [17JY]

———treatment of residents in areas affected by disasters, H4808 [26JN]

———treatment of small businesses, E1741 [11SE]

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund: revoke tax-exempt status of pension operation, H4701 [26JN], H5174 [11JY], H6647 [31JY]

Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund: repeal provisions that terminate tax-exempt status (H.R. 2527), E1828 [23SE]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, H5831 [28JY]

Women: relief in tax cut legislation, H4677 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (S. 1157), S9019 [9SE]

———restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2513), S12563 [13NO]

———restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2513), placed on calendar, S12436 [10NO]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, S8421, S8467, S8468, S8477 [31JY]

———tax credits, S8493 [31JY]

Budget: balance, S8468 [31JY]

———deficit, S8474, S8476, S8479 [31JY]

———line-item veto, S8420 [31JY]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, S8469 [31JY]

Enact (H.R. 2014), S6957-S6959 [8JY], S7434 [15JY], S7513-S7515, S7616 [16JY], S8172 [28JY]

———conference report, S8387, S8390, S8394, S8397, S8403, S8405, S8410, S8415-S8461, S8465-S8480, S8493-S8498, S8503 [31JY]

———conference report, waive all Budget Act points of order, S8474 [31JY]

———conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S8410, S8474 [31JY]

———technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 138), S8482 [31JY]

———waive enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 90), S8482 [31JY]

Medicare: reform, S7738 [17JY]

Oklahoma: qualifications for lands to be considered within the jurisdiction of an Oklahoma Indian tribe, S8469 [31JY]

Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits, S8470 [31JY]

Taxation: aviation excise tax formula, S8458, S8459 [31JY]

———child tax credit, S8455 [31JY]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds, S8466, S8467 [31JY]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for the expenses at a 2-year college, S8465 [31JY]

———railroad fuel tax, S8465, S8470 [31JY]

———rates, S8387, S8390, S8394, S8397, S8403, S8405, S8415-S8461, S8465-S8480 [31JY]

———treatment of differences contracts relative to purchase of electricity from a central power pool in the United Kingdom, S8467 [31JY]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, S8456 [31JY]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, S8454 [31JY]

———treatment of family-held forest lands, S8469 [31JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses, S8456 [31JY]

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund: revoke tax-exempt status of pension operation, S8459 [31JY]

Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund: repeal provisions that terminate tax-exempt status (S. 1142), S8723 [3SE], S11241 [27OC]

Tobacco products: credit increase in excise tax to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, S8450, S8451 [31JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of a Joint Resolution Waiving Enrollment Requirements for H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 203) (H. Rept. 105-219), H6405 [30JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-221), H6702 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 105-152), H4338 [24JN]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-220), H6405 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-148), H4221 [23JN]

Restore and Modify Provisions in Taxpayer Relief Act Relative to Treatment of Agricultural Production Facilities Sold to Farmer Cooperatives: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2513) (H. Rept. 105-318), H8832 [9OC]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216), H6025 [29JY]

Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 105-356), H9728 [29OC]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Major Budget Votes, E1379 [9JY]

Summaries

Increase Tobacco Excise Taxes To Fund Health Insurance for Uninsured Children, S8448 [31JY]

Michigan Beneficiaries of Child Tax Credit in H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act: Senator Levin, S8456 [31JY]

Tables

Consideration of budget reconciliation legislation, 1980-1996, H4386 [25JN]

Distributional effects of conference report on H.R. 2014, provisions, S8472-S8474 [31JY]

Extraneous provisions in conference report on H.R. 2014, provisions, S8470 [31JY]

Layover period for budget reconciliation legislation, 1980-1996, H4386 [25JN]

Testimonies

Taxpayer Relief Act Small Business Provisions: Bobby Todd, Eagle Printing Co., E1333 [26JN]

———Giovanni Coratola, Port of Italy (restaurant), E1333 [26JN]

———Jim J. Elmer, Jim J. Elmer Construction Co., E1333 [26JN]

———Paul Jost, Chandler Development Corp., E1333 [26JN]

———Susan Thomas, Best of Service and Sales International, Inc., E1332 [26JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 138, technical corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2014, provisions, H6680 [31JY]

H. Res. 174, consideration of H.R. 2014 and 2015, provisions, H4385 [25JN]

H. Res. 201, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H6303 [30JY]

H. Res. 206, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2014, provisions, H6623 [31JY]

H.J. Res. 90, waive enrollment requirements on H.R. 2014, provisions, H6667 [31JY]

H.R. 2014, provisions, H4702-H4777 [26JN]

H.R. 2513, restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives, H10398-H10402 [8NO]

S. 1142, repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund, S8724 [3SE]

S. 1157, disapproval of line-item veto of Taxpayer Relief Act provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives, S9019 [9SE]