H.R. 3997 (110^th): Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007

Introduced:: Oct 30, 2007
110^th Congress, 2007–2009
Status:: Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on September 29, 2008.
Sponsor:: Charles “Charlie” Rangel

Representative for New York's 15th congressional district

Democrat
Text:: Read Text »
Last Updated: Dec 20, 2007
Length: 114 pages

About the bill

Full Title

An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief and protections for military personnel, and for other purposes.

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Summary

This is the House's September 2008 Economic Stimulus Relief Bill. This bill was originally introduced in October 2007 and passed both the House and Senate in December as the Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007. In September 2008, it was co-opted as the so-called "vehicle" to pass the relief bill with an amendment that rewrites the whole ...

History

Oct 30, 2007		Introduced This is the first step in the legislative process. Read Text »
Nov 1, 2007		Reported by Committee A committee has issued a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. Read Text » See Changes »
Nov 6, 2007		Passed House The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Text » See Changes »
Dec 12, 2007		Passed Senate with Changes The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.
Dec 13, 2007		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate (Engrossed) with an Amendment. Read Text » See Changes »
Dec 18, 2007		Bill Causing Indirect Action — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 884 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3997 (110th).
Dec 19, 2007		Passed Senate with Changes The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.
Dec 19, 2007		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House (Engrossed) with an Amendment. Read Text » See Changes »
Dec 20, 2007		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate (Engrossed) with an Amendment 2. Read Text » See Changes »
Sep 29, 2008		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1517 (110th).
Sep 29, 2008		Failed to Resolve Differences The House or Senate did not approve of changes to the bill made in the other chamber. They can try again. View Vote »

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