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H.R. 5377 - Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 7-4 on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 772:
Agreed to by record vote of 227-196, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 227-195, on Thursday, December 19, 2019.
MANAGERS: Torres/Cole
1. Closed rule.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Arrington (TX), Zeldin (NY) | Republican | Exempts small business income from the increase to the 39.6 percent tax rate proposed by this bill. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Axne (IA), Finkenauer (IA), Loebsack (IA) | Democrat | Permanently extends the second-generation biofuel producer tax credit. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Ferguson (GA) | Republican | Prevents any provisions in this Act from taking effect until the Office of Tax Analysis of the Department of the Treasury has issued a written determination that provisions in this Act are not anticipated to have an adverse impact on rural areas. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Ferguson (GA) | Republican | Makes permanent the individual income tax rates and the small business deduction. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Finkenauer (IA), Axne (IA), Loebsack (IA) | Democrat | Provide for a three-year extension of the biodiesel tax credit. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Graves, Garret (LA), Davis, Rodney (IL) | Republican | Repeals the Windfall Elimination and Government Pension Offset. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Lipinski (IL) | Democrat | Prevents the return of the TCJA SALT deduction limit in 2022 and later tax years by providing for an increase to the SALT limit from $10,000 to $15,000, permanently eliminating the marriage penalty, and indexing the SALT limit to inflation. Offsets the cost of these provisions by providing for an increase in the corporate tax rate as necessary. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Rice, Tom (SC) | Republican | Eliminates the SALT cap on the bottom 90 percent of taxpayers, deny any SALT deduction for the top 10 percent of taxpayers, and would eliminate the individual tax rate increase. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Woodall (GA) | Republican | Withdrawn Provides that the elimination of the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap does not apply to taxpayers who have an adjusted gross income in the top 10 percent of income tax filers. | Withdrawn |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 222
Motion by Mr. Cole to provide for the consideration of H.R. 1869, the Restoring Investment in Improvements Act, under a closed rule and make the necessary changes in the rule. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
No Vote
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
No Vote
Mrs. Lesko
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 223
Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 5377 to make in order amendment #9, offered by Rep. Rice (SC), which eliminates the SALT cap on the bottom 90 percent of taxpayers, would deny any SALT deduction for the top 10 percent of taxpayers, and would eliminate the individual tax rate increase. Defeated: 4–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
No Vote
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 224
Motion by Mrs. Torres to report the rule. Adopted: 7–4
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Perlmutter
Yea
Mr. Raskin
No Vote
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Morelle
Yea
Ms. Shalala
Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier
Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mrs. Lesko
Nay