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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 13, 2001
Victims of Terrorism Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from income taxes and the additional estate tax any individual who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, unless the individual was a perpetrator of the attacks.
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Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] · R–CA
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Became Public Law No: 107-134.
Became Public Law No: 107-134.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H10954-10959; text as House agree to Senate amendments: CR H10954-10958)
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H10954-10959; text as House agree to Senate amendments: CR H10954-10958)
Mr. Thomas asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendments.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the text of the bill, with a further amendment, by Unanimous Consent.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the text of the bill, with a further amendment, by Unanimous Consent.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendments.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10115-10126)
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10115-10126)
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the House proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2884, with an amendment.
Pursuant to a previous special order the House moved to agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments.
Mr. Thomas asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 2884, with Senate amendments thereto, and to consider in the House, without any intervention of any point of order, any motion, or any demand for division of the question, a single motion offered by the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendments with an amendment placed at the desk; that the Senate amendments and the motion be considered as read; that the motion be debatable for 40 minutes, equally divided and controlled; and that after such debate, the motion be considered as adopted. Agreed to without objection.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11991-11993)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 418 - 0 (Roll no. 340). (text: CR H5605)
House roll call 340 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 418 - 0 (Roll no. 340).(text: CR H5605)
House roll call 340 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business.
DEBATE - At the conclusion of debate the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of final passage until later in the legislative day.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2884.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5605-5612)
Mr. Thomas asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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