Vote No. 42 (H.R. 4)
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 4 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #1, offered by Rep. Crowley (NY), which would prohibit the new rules created by section 4 of the bill from going into effect, effectively eliminating the offset.
Vote No. 135
Motion by Mr. Sessions to report the rule. Adopted: 8-3.
Vote No. 134
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 2832 to amend the rule to provide that debate time be equally divided and controlled by a proponent and an opponent to each trade agreement. Defeated: 3–8.
Text of H.R. 4
To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes.
:: NOTE :: The Committee on Ways and Means reported both H.R. 4 and H.R. 705. H.R. 705 includes a repeal of an additional 1099 tax information reporting requirement with respect to certain rental properties and provisions to offset the cost of the bill.