INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6785, S6795, S6796, S6797, S6798, S6799, S6800, S6804, S6805, S6806, S6808, S6811, S6812, S6815, S6816, S6817, S6821, S6822, S6823, S6847, S6849, S6851, S6853, S6856, S6857, S6858, S6859, S6860, S6861, S6862, S6863, S6864, S6865, S6867, S6869, S6870 [14JY], S7048, S7079 [17JY], H5868 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (S. 2839), S6701, S6702, S6703 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7694 [26JY], H6471 [18JY], H6600, H6601 [19JY], H6635, H6642, H6645, H6652, H6653, H6658, H6664, H6670, H6671, H6672, H6684, H6685, H6688, H6689, H6692, H6694, H6698, H6699, H6703, H6705, H6720 [20JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2513, S2549, S2550 [11AP], S2640, S2641, S2642 [12AP], S2874 [25AP], H318 [10FE]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and the earned income tax credit (S. 2346), S11426 [31OC]

———treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports facilities (S. 224), S9257 [26SE]

Analyses

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810): Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6786-S6788 [14JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, S7109 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Congress Tackles Marriage Tax Penalty—Experts Doubt That Debate Will Yield Lasting Solution to Perennial Inequity, H315 [10FE]

Contributor ``Loophole'' Skirts Campaign Laws, S4771 [8JN]

Marriage Penalty Needs To Be Axed—Tax-and-Spend Proponents Have Weak Arguments To Oppose GOP Legislation, H6617 [20JY]

Marriage Penalty—Will Congress Finally Correct This Wrong?, S2960 [27AP]

Marriage Tax on the Poor, S7410, S7415 [21JY]

New Player Enters the Campaign Spending Fray, S4771 [8JN]

New VA-Based 527 Will Target 25 Races—Starts in Idaho, NJ, S4772 [8JN]

Phony Issue, H5861 [12JY]

Tax Free Millionaires—How the Super Rich Get Away Without Paying Any Taxes, H7620 [14SE]

2000 Campaign—The Money Factor; A Political Voice, Without Strings, S4770 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (see S. 2839), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 4810), H5736 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration (see H. Res. 545), H5842 [11JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 559), H6598 [19JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments (see H. Res. 553), H6354 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2900), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4871), H6469 [18JY] (see H.R. 4985), H7128 [26JY] (see H.R. 5658), H12094 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (see H. Res. 560), H6598 [19JY]

Families and domestic relations: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (see S. 2288), S1671 [23MR]

Health: prevent group and individual health insurance coverage, and group health plans, from seeking to recover more than costs in cases of third party recoveries (see H.R. 3765), H573 [29FE]

Tax Reform Act: amend (see S. 2104), S799 [24FE]

Taxation: allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (see S. 3087), S8941 [21SE]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 5171), H7577 [13SE]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 2246), S1392 [9MR]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 419), H253 [8FE]

———establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress on reform and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5027), H7207 [27JY]

———exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (see S. 3193), S10411 [12OC]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 2747), S5308 [16JN] (see H.R. 4071), H1404 [23MR]

———reduce the marriage penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2305), S1815 [28MR]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts and the earned income tax credit, and repealing the reduction of refundable tax credits (see H.R. 5170), H7577 [13SE]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and the earned income tax credit (see S. 2346), S2107 [4AP]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2403), S2616 [12AP]

———repeal and simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2642), S4460 [25MY]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP] (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN] (see H.R. 4762), H5239 [27JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2450), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP] (see H.R. 4230), H2121 [11AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (see H. Res. 473), H2237 [12AP]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3692), H510 [16FE]

———treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned income tax credit (see S. 2053), S612 [10FE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674, S2699 [13AP]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4516), H7095-H7126 [26JY]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4810), H6582-H6586 [19JY]

Descriptions

Small Business Tax Accounting Simplification Act (S. 2246), S1421 [9MR]

Factsheets

IRS Funding, S8736 [19SE]

Letters

Eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1202 [7MR], S2096 [4AP]

———Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S6786 [14JY]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H5297 [27JN]

———Charles A. Donovan, Family Research Council, H5297 [27JN]

———David N. O'Steen and Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H5296 [27JN]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H5297 [27JN]

———several organizations, H5297 [27JN]

———Susan T. Muskett, Christian Coalition, H5296 [27JN]

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans: Horace B. Deets, AARP, H6689 [20JY]

———Karen W. Ferguson and Karen Friedman, Pension Rights Center, H6689 [20JY]

IRS funding: Charles O. Rossotti, IRS, S8736 [19SE]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act: Roy Riegle, S2603 [12AP]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Charles O. Rossotti, IRS, E1517 [18SE]

Political organizations' requirement to report information to the IRS: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Brennan Center for Justice, S6042-S6044 [29JN]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S5997 [28JN]

Treatment of any budget surpluses: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S7415 [21JY]

Lists

Items incorrectly labeled as objectionable in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10240 [11OC]

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S8742 [19SE]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: President Clinton, H7239 [6SE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6784, S6804 [14JY], S7046, S7047, S7048, S7049, S7050 [17JY], H5877 [12JY], H6434 [18JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2965 [27AP], H327 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2277 [13AP]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: marriage tax penalty elimination by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, H314 [10FE]

Press releases

DeLay To Oppose McCain Bill—An Attack on Our First Amendment Rights: Representative DeLay, H5286, H5287 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5659, H5661, H5724 [10JY], H5741 [11JY], H5848, H5849, H5858-H5881 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], E1237 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6474, H6475 [19JY], H6605, H6609-H6618 [20JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H7007 [26JY], E1303, E1309 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration (H. Res. 545), H5851-H5856 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 559), H6606-H6609 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments (H. Res. 553), H6432-H6434 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to instruct conferees, H6434-H6437 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to recommit, H5877-H5880 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7240 [6SE], H7507, H7509-H7520 [13SE], E1479 [14SE], E1517 [18SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6689 [20JY]

Children and youth: tribute for printing pictures of missing children on forms and publications, H2319 [13AP]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6712 [20JY]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): proposal to delegate rewriting of the Internal Revenue Code to a commission, H2127 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7143-H7150 [27JY], H7608-H7627 [14SE], H7742 [19SE], H11785, H11787 [2NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6622-H6710 [20JY], E1295, E1298 [21JY], E1374, E1385 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (H. Res. 560), H6618-H6622 [20JY]

Federal employees: staffing levels funding, H7742 [19SE]

Funding, H7619, H7621-H7623 [14SE], H9021 [6OC]

GAO: audit, H635 [2MR]

Housing: impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, E2171 [11DE]

Jackson County, OR: tribute to law enforcement personnel involved in collaborative counter-drug efforts, H762 [9MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS administrative account, H6642-H6645 [20JY]

Pensions: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689-H6692 [20JY]

Reform, H635 [2MR]

Restructure and reform, H1770 [5AP]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, H2414 [3MY]

Taxation: burden of proof relative to seizure of property, H226 [8FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty, H8204 [27SE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, H3162-H3164 [16MY], H8788 [4OC], H9639 [11OC]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H15 [27JA], H71-H77 [31JA], H91-H93, H96, H143-H149 [1FE], H167, H169, H170, H171, H192-H199 [2FE], H223, H226 [8FE], H258, H259, H260-H275 [9FE], H291-H330, H337 [10FE], H345, H361, H362 [14FE], H378, H379 [15FE], H459, H490 [16FE], H515, H547-H552 [29FE], H1083 [16MR], H2332 [13AP], H2416 [3MY], E39 [1FE], E77 [8FE], E99 [9FE], E133 [14FE], E140, E146 [15FE], E156 [16FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H281-H291 [10FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H327, H328 [10FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, H327 [10FE]

———establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress on reform and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 5027), E1378 [27JY]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors, H7312 [7SE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (H.R. 4071), E397 [23MR]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H314, H315, H318-H327 [10FE], H5866, H5869-H5871, H5874-H5877 [12JY]

———rates, H6091-H6097 [17JY]

———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), veto, H2501 [3MY], H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H1000 [15MR], H1948-H1953 [6AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax, H168 [2FE], H459 [16FE], H4596 [19JN], H6782 [25JY]

———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax, H704 [8MR], H2020 [11AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2018, H2020, H2063-H2069 [11AP], H3835-H3837, H3844-H3853 [25MY], H4078-H4081, H4083, H4084 [8JN], H4140, H4161-H4163 [9JN], H4343, H4344, H4345 [14JN], E977 [12JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4168), H1678-H1680 [4AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4717), H5073, H5074 [23JN], H5295 [27JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5282-H5290 [27JN], E1149, E1153 [29JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 1041), H2127, H2128 [12AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H1948-H1953 [6AP], H2267-H2282 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2259-H2267 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), motion to recommit, H2277-H2279 [13AP]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 3692), E153 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6781-S6828, S6987-S6989 [14JY], S7002-S7007, S7009, S7012-S7014, S7043-S7055 [17JY], S7084, S7103-S7109 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7218-S7223 [19JY], S7379-S7382 [20JY], S7409-S7416, S7417 [21JY], S7500-S7502, S7536 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7379 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to commit, S6784 [14JY], S7044 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), unanimous-consent agreement, S7043 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, S8494 [13SE], S8624 [15SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8731-S8748 [19SE], S8788-S8800 [20SE], S10705 [18OC], S11868 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7484 [24JY], S7591-S7619, S7629 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7468 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent request, S7468 [24JY]

Families and domestic relations: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (S. 2288), S1680 [23MR]

Housing: impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, S11776 [14DE]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, S3324 [3MY]

Taxation: allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (S. 3087), S8936, S8949 [21SE]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (S. 15), S308-S312 [3FE], S2671 [13AP]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting, S11108 [26OC]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (S. 2246), S1419 [9MR]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1166, S1167 [6MR], S1201-S1203 [7MR], S1270 [8MR], S1481 [21MR], S1847-S1849 [29MR], S1974-S1976 [30MR], S2071, S2072, S2078, S2085, S2086, S2093, S2095 [4AP], S2151, S2152, S2155, S2195 [5AP], S2278, S2279, S2282 [6AP], S6785 [14JY], S7046 [17JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S710 [23FE], S2030 [3AP], S2451, S2453, S2455 [10AP], S2506-S2514, S2517-S2520 [11AP], S2566-S2575, S2587, S2588, S2590-S2604 [12AP], S2661-S2674 [13AP], S2949, S2956-S2966 [27AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), cloture motion, S2514-S2517 [11AP], S2699 [13AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, S2509 [11AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, S2514 [11AP], S2668 [13AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (S. 12), S308-S312 [3FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by increasing income phaseout thresholds for education savings accounts, S1045-S1049, S1082 [2MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (S. 3193), S10417 [12OC]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]

———rates, S7429-S7431 [21JY]

———reform laws and filing procedures, S2081-S2083 [4AP], S2700, S2706 [13AP]

———repeal and simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2642), S4475-S4477 [25MY]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (S. 2583), S4110-S4114 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4656-S4661 [7JN], S4769-S4775, S4777-S4786, S4808, S4809 [8JN], S4921 [9JN], S5481 [21JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S5994-S6000 [28JN], S6041-S6047 [29JN], S6249 [30JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), unanimous-consent agreement, S5994 [28JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (S. 2742), S5267, S5279 [15JN], S5296 [16JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (S. 2582), S4110-S4114 [17MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS, S1285 [8MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports facilities (S. 224), S9257 [26SE]

———treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned income tax credit (S. 2053), S616 [10FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 559) (H. Rept. 106-766), H6598 [19JY]

Consideration of H.R. 6, Marriage Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 106-495), H253 [8FE]

Consideration of H.R. 4199, Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 473) (H. Rept. 106-576), H2237 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 545) (H. Rept. 106-726), H5842 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 106-767), H6598 [19JY]

Consideration of Motion To Go to Conference on Senate Amendments to H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 106-752), H6354 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4871) (H. Rept. 106-756), H6469 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900), S7392 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2900) (S. Rept. 106-500), S10411 [12OC]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4717) (H. Rept. 106-702), H5239 [27JN]

Marriage Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 106-493), H218 [7FE]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4810) (H. Rept. 106-765), H6598 [19JY]

Marriage Tax Relief Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2346) (S. Rept. 106-253), S2106 [4AP]

Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2839) (S. Rept. 106-329), S6347 [10JY]

Nomination of Charles L. Kolbe to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of George L. Farr to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Karen Hastie Williams to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Larry L. Levitan to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Nancy Killefer to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Robert M. Tobias to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Steve H. Nickles to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7045 [17JY]

Tables

Beneficiaries of marriage tax penalty relief, S7220 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6628-H6630 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4985), H7609-H7611 [14SE]

Estimated revenue effects of adjustments to marriage tax penalty, S7220 [19JY]

Marriage tax penalty example, S2669 [13AP], H92 [1FE], E40 [1FE], E77 [8FE], E99 [9FE]

Maximum marriage tax penalty relief possible, S7219 [19JY]

Money income of families—distribution by family characteristics and income level (1997), S1047 [2MR]

Number of couples affected by marriage tax penalty, H283-H285 [10FE]

Share of aggregate income received by each fifth and top 5 percent of families (1970-1997), S1047 [2MR]

Testimonies

Political Organizations' Requirement To Report Information to the IRS: James Bopp, Jr., S5998 [28JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 419, consideration of H.R. 6, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act, H281 [10FE]

H. Res. 545, consideration of H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H5851 [12JY]

H. Res. 553, consideration of motion to go to conference on Senate amendments to H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H6432 [18JY]

H. Res. 559, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H6606 [20JY]

H. Res. 560, consideration of H.R. 4871, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6618 [20JY]

H.R. 6, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act, H291 [10FE]

H.R. 4199, Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act, H2267-H2269 [13AP]

H.R. 4762, require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H5282-H5284 [27JN]

H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, H5858 [12JY]

S. 2246, Small Business Tax Accounting Simplification Act, S1420 [9MR]

S. 2582, revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status, S4111 [17MY]

S. 2583, require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS, S4111-S4113 [17MY]

S. 2747, Child Support Fairness and Tax Refund Interception Act, S5308 [16JN]

S. 3087, Fair and Simple Shortcut Tax Plan, S8949-S8952 [21SE]