DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 8), S6586, S6610, S6627, S6631, S6634, S6636, S6640, S6656, S6660, S6662, S6692, S6694, S6695, S6697, S6699, S6700, S6701, S6703, S6706, S6708, S6710, S6737, S6739, S6741, S6753, S6761 [13JY], H4148, H4160 [9JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 519), H4085 [8JN]

Articles and editorials

Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Is Little Known, S6775 [14JY]

Despite Benefits, Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Gets Little Notice, S6587 [13JY]

Estate Taxes Threaten Wildlife Habitats, H4137 [9JN]

Hy-Vee, Inc., S6778 [14JY]

Real Rap on Death and Taxes, S6439 [11JY], S6604 [13JY]

Time To Eliminate the Costly Death Tax, H4025 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 8): consideration (see H. Res. 519), H4034 [7JN]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Letters

Provisions, H7719 [18SE]

———Alexander Leventhal, S6609 [13JY]

———Ayron Pickerill, S6424 [11JY]

———Todd M. Kolber, H4156 [9JN]

Research and development tax credit extension: several Massachusetts businesses, S6613 [13JY]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), S6625 [13JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6619 [13JY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, S6619 [13JY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S6619 [13JY]

———several State and local government organizations, S6622 [13JY]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S6620 [13JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S6619 [13JY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 8, provisions, S6645 [13JY]

Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, S6437 [11JY]

Republican Party history of cutting education funding in appropriations bills, S6631 [13JY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 8, Provisions: President Clinton, H7240 [6SE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 8), S6627, S6631, S6636, S6640, S6651, S6663 [13JY], S6768, S6769 [14JY], H4160 [9JN]

Papers

Death Tax Devastation—Horror Stories From Middle-Class America: William W. Beach, Heritage Foundation, S6772-S6774 [14JY]

Poems

``Tax His Cow'', H4153 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 8), H362 [14FE], H3911 [6JN], H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935, H4024-H4031 [7JN], H4047, H4108-H4115 [8JN], H4123, H4124, H4125, H4126, H4127, H4128-H4164, H4169 [9JN], H5850 [12JY], H6474, H6588-H6593 [19JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], E941 [9JN], E974, E975, E977 [12JN], E1008, E1009 [14JN], E1364 [27JY]

———consideration (H. Res. 519), H4077-H4087 [8JN]

———motion to recommit, H4161-H4163 [9JN]

———veto, H7220, H7241, H7247, H7259-H7264 [6SE], H7284, H7285, H7322-H7335, H7351-H7357 [7SE], H7719 [18SE], E1504 [18SE]

Taxation: condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4078, H4081-H4085 [8JN], H4132, H4135, H4138, H4145 [9JN], E974 [12JN]

———rates, H6091-H6097 [17JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H4078-H4081, H4083, H4084 [8JN], H4140, H4161-H4163 [9JN], H4343, H4344, H4345 [14JN], E977 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 8), S6295, S6296 [30JN], S6329-S6334 [10JY], S6586-S6591, S6600-S6669 [13JY], S6767-S6781, S6817 [14JY], S7012-S7014 [17JY], S7084, S7085, S7150 [18JY], S7500-S7502 [25JY], S7608 [26JY]

———motion to proceed, S6296, S6297 [30JN], S6403-S6408, S6411, S6448 [11JY], S6485-S6497 [12JY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S6497 [12JY], S6644, S6645 [13JY]

———unanimous-consent request, S6764 [13JY]

———veto, S7998 [5SE], S8099 [6SE], S8633 [15SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S6626 [13JY]

Social Security: ensure solvency of trust funds, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

———increase spousal survivors' benefit and allow women taking leave to care for a child or relative to exempt those years from benefit calculations, S6656-S6659 [13JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for long-term care, S6660-S6662 [13JY]

———extend research and development tax credit, S6610-S6613 [13JY]

———increase, expand, and simplify child and dependent care deductions, expand adoption credit for special needs children, and provide incentives for employer-provided child care, S6652-S6655 [13JY]

———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6614-S6617 [13JY]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6617-S6627 [13JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S6614-S6617 [13JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, S6655 [13JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 8, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 106-658), H4034 [7JN]

Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 106-651), H3924 [6JN]

Studies

Estate Tax Repeal—A Windfall for the Wealthiest Americans: Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6417-S6419 [11JY]

Tables

Estate tax comparison on $2 million estate, H4139 [9JN]

Texts of

H.R. 8, provisions, H4128-H4131 [9JN]