PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 164. (consideration: CR S5628)
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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Apr 13, 2005
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Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 - Declares that the sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, which terminate its application to estates of decedents dying, gifts made, or generation skipping transfers, after December 31, 2010, shall not in fact apply to title V of such Act, which repeals estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. (Thus makes the repeal of such taxes permanent.)
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Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9] · R–MO
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Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 164. (consideration: CR S5628)
Senate roll call 164 · Individual votesMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5610-5629)
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5534-5554, S5591)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5509-5510; text: CR S5509-5510)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR H5509-5510)
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 84.
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S9558)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S9558)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 272 - 162 (Roll no. 102). (text: CR H1921)
House roll call 102 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 272 - 162 (Roll no. 102).(text: CR H1921)
House roll call 102 · Individual votesDEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 202, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Pomeroy amendment in the nature of a substitute.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 202. (consideration: CR H1921-1943)
Rule H. Res. 202 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 202 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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