PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 213 - 188 (Roll no. 371).
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 24, 2002
Education Savings and School Excellence Performance Act of 2002 - Makes the sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 inapplicable to provisions of such Act relating to education savings incentives, thus making those provisions permanent.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for tax-free expenditures from education savings accounts for elementary and secondary education expenses at home schools (currently the Code provides for tax-free treatment of expenses at public, private, and religious schools only).
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Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9] · R–MO
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 213 - 188 (Roll no. 371).
House roll call 371 · Individual votesFailed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 213 - 188 (Roll no. 371).
House roll call 371 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6028-6029)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5203.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6022-6028; text of measure as introduced: CR H6022)
Mr. Hulshof moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Introduced in House
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