Vote No. 332 (H.R. 4078 & H.R. 6082)
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 4078 to report an open rule for each bill. Defeated: 3–6.
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 4078 to report an open rule for each bill. Defeated: 3–6.
Report from the Committee on Natural Resources
Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan [Rules Committee Print 112-29, showing the text as ordered reported by the Committee on Natural Resources]
Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012
Report from the Committee on Rules
Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012
Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the rule. Adopted: 8-3.
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 8 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #3, offered by Rep. Blumenauer (OR), which would restore estate tax relief in 2013, providing taxable estates an exemption rate of $3.5 million, a maximum tax rate of 45%, and provide unification of the estate and gift taxes and portability of estate tax relief. Defeated: 3–8.