FINANCIAL FREEDOM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2488), H6098, H6144 [21JY], H6222 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2488, provisions, S9965 [2AU], H6811 [2AU]

Articles and editorials

Growing Back, S10293 [5AU]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2488): consideration (see H. Res. 256), H6017 [20JY]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 274), H7024 [4AU]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2488), H7027-H7192 [4AU]

Descriptions

Provisions (H.R. 2488): Archer Amendment To Make Across-the-Board Tax Rate Reductions Contingent on Annual Change in Government's Interest Expenses on the Total U.S. Debt, H6208 [22JY]

———Pryce Substitute Amendment, H6098 [21JY]

Letters

Provisions: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6208 [22JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6208 [22JY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 2488, provisions: President Clinton, H8613 [23SE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2488), H6247 [22JY], H6800 [2AU]

———conference report, H7274 [5AU]

———veto, H8614 [23SE], H10231, H10232 [19OC]

Remarks in House

Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H6586, H6589 [29JY], H6800-H6808 [2AU]

Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans, H6220 [22JY]

Enact (H.R. 2488), H5464 [14JY], H5576, H5577, H5578, H5579, H5580 [15JY], H5753, H5829-H5835 [19JY]-H5842, H5843, H5847, H5986, H5989, H5990-H6003 [20JY], H6022, H6023, H6024, H6025, H6026, H6101-H6197 [21JY], H6203-H6249, H6345 [22JY], H6382, H6387 [26JY], H6431, H6433, H6566, H6567, H6573-H6580 [27JY], H6586, H6587, H6588, H6589, H6590 [29JY], H6726, H6727, H6728, H6745, H6749-H6753 [30JY], H6763, H6764, H6765, H6839 [2AU], H6847, H6850, H6851, H6852, H6853, H6952 [3AU], E1652 [26JY], E1667 [28JY], E1708 [30JY]

———conference report, H6968, H6969, H6970, H6971, H6972, H7238 [4AU], H7261-H7276 [5AU], H7890 [8SE], H8002, H8003, H8004, H8085 [9SE], H8102 [13SE], H8155, H8156, H8157 [14SE], H8293, H8294, H8295 [15SE], H8387, H8391, H8392 [21SE], H8473, H8474, H8475, H8552 [22SE], E1804 [8SE], E1842 [9SE], E1865 [14SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 256), H6089-H6101 [21JY], E1647 [26JY]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 274), H7252-H7260 [5AU]

———motion to instruct conferees, H6800-H6809 [2AU]

———motion to recommit, H6247-H6249 [22JY]

———veto, H8561, H8562, H8614-H8621 [23SE], H8631, H8632, H8662 [24SE], H8970, H8971, H8972, H8973 [29SE], H9828 [12OC], H10231 [19OC], H11693-H11697 [8NO], H12161 [17NO], E1988 [29SE], E1996 [30SE], E2002 [1OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H6236-H6249 [22JY], H6726 [30JY], H6801 [2AU]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, H6237, H6240, H6242, H6245 [22JY]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes, H6242 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, S10315, S10323-S10329, S10333, S10340 [5AU]

Enact (H.R. 2488): conference report, S10290-S10303, S10305-S10340, S10374 [5AU], S10716, S10717 [10SE], S10743-S10745, S10748, S10752 [13SE], S11023, S11037-S11039 [16SE]

———insert S. 1429 language in lieu, S9936 [30JY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S10286 [5AU]

———veto, S11308 [23SE], S11459, S11472, S11473, S11483 [27SE], S11665, S11666 [30SE], S13333 [28OC]

Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal barriers to competition, S10331 [5AU]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S10305-S10329, S10333-S10336 [5AU]

Taxation: ensure that income averaging for fishermen does not increase their liability for the alternative minimum tax, S10330 [5AU]

———extend Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts to commercial fishing, S10330 [5AU]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, S10305 [5AU]

———treatment of commissions paid to enroll cellular telephone customers, S10336, S10337 [5AU]

Reports

Sequester Impact of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: OMB, S10338 [5AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 106-291), H7024 [4AU]

Consideration of H.R. 2488, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), H6017 [20JY]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), H7024 [4AU]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), H5750 [16JY]

Tables

Impact of tax rate reduction and bracket expansion, S10303 [5AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 256, consideration of H.R. 2488, provisions, H6089 [21JY]

H.R. 2488, provisions, S10007-S10059 [2AU], H6101-H6144 [21JY]

Transcripts

Provisions (H.R. 2488): Kevin Phillips, ``Morning Edition,'' National Public Radio, S9663 [29JY]