Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Monday, April 16, 2018 - 5:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
H.R. 5444 - Taxpayer First Act
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Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Monday, April 16, 2018.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 831:
Agreed to by record vote of 239-177, after agreeing to the previous questions by record vote of 226-189 on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
MANAGERS: Newhouse/Polis
1. Closed rules for H.R. 5444 & H.R. 5445.
2. Provides one hour of debate on each bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of each bill.
4. Provides that the respective amendments in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in each bill shall be considered as adopted and each bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in each bill, as amended.
6. Provides each bill one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
7. Section 3 directs the Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.R. 5444, add the text of H.R. 2901, H.R. 5437, H.R. 5438, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5440, H.R. 5443, H.R. 5445, and H.R. 5446, as passed by the House, as a new matter at the end of H.R. 5444 and make technical and conforming modifications in the engrossment.
8. Provides that upon the addition of H.R. 2901, H.R. 5437, H.R. 5438, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5440, H.R. 5443, H.R. 5445, and H.R. 5446, as passed by the House, to the engrossment of H.R. 5444, H.R. 2901, H.R. 5437, H.R. 5438, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5440, H.R. 5443, H.R. 5445, and H.R. 5446 shall be laid on the table.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Version 1 | Polis (CO) | Democrat | Allows small businesses located in states that have legalized marijuana to utilize tax deductions. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Polis (CO) | Democrat | Inserts the text of H.R. 1089, the KOMBUCHA Act at the end of H.R. 5444 | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Polis (CO) | Democrat | Inserts the text of H.R. 3708, the Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act. | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | Sherman (CA) | Democrat | Strikes Section 202 which codifies the Free File program. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 199
Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendments to H.R. 5444: amendment #2, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which allows small businesses located in states that have legalized marijuana to utilize tax deductions; amendment #3, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which inserts the text of H.R. 1089, the KOMBUCHA Act at the end of H.R. 5444; and the amendment #4, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which inserts the text of H.R. 3708, the Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act. Defeated: 4–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
No Vote
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Mrs. Torres
Yea