[House Report 109-595]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-595

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    PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1956, BUSINESS ACTIVITY TAX 
                       SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2006

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   July 24, 2006.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Gingrey, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 939]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 939, by a nonrecord vote, reports the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1956, the 
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006, under a 
closed rule. The rule provides one hour of debate in the House 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Finally, 
the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The Congressional Budget Office has identified H.R. 1956 as 
containing an intergovernmental mandate as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), the cost of which is 
expected to exceed the annual threshold established by UMRA 
($64 million in 2006, adjusted annually for inflation). The 
waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 
includes a waiver of Section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act (Unfunded Mandates Reform Act), which prohibits the 
consideration of legislation exceeding the Federal 
intergovernmental mandate threshold.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 236

    Date: July 24, 2006.
    Measure: H.R. 1956, Business Activity Tax Simplification 
Act of 2006.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Conyers which ensures that the legislation does not take effect 
in a State until the Governor of that State certifies the Act 
will not reduce the State's revenues affecting the State's 
educational, health care, or homeland security needs.
    Results: Defeated 5 to 7.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Sessions--Nay; Putnam--Nay; Capito--Nay; Cole--Nay; Gingrey--
Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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