Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004
Latest action · May 7, 2004 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2004
- Passed HouseMay 5, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the increased alternative minimum tax exemption amounts for individual taxpayers to taxable year 2005 (currently available for 2003 and 2004). Provides for an inflation adjustment to such amounts for taxable year 2005.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 144 | On Passage | Passed333–89 | May 5, 2004 |
| House 143 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed197–228 | May 5, 2004 |
Cosponsors 83
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2004 to May 4, 2004; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Original | Apr 28, 2004 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Apr 28, 2004 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Apr 28, 2004 |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Original | Apr 28, 2004 |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Original | Apr 28, 2004 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Apr 28, 2004 |
| R-NY | Amo Houghton | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-CO | Bob Beauprez | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Chris Chocola | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-CA | Doug Ose | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NV | Jim Gibbons | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Joe Knollenberg | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Mac Collins | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Philip M. Crane | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | May 4, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2004 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2004Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
- May 6, 2004Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- May 5, 2004Rule H. Res. 619 passed House.
- May 5, 2004Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 619. (consideration: CR H2561-2585)
- May 5, 2004Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4227 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.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 200617 pages | Appropriations Committee | Dec 8, 2004 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 522 | An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-477. | Richard E. Neal D-MA | On agreeing to the Neal (MA) amendment (A001) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 228 (Roll no. 143). |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 619 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4227) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend to 2005 the alternative minimum tax relief available in 2003 and 2004 and to index such relief for inflation. | Procedurally related | May 5, 2004 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend to 2005 the alternative minimum tax relief available in 2003 and 2004 and to index such relief for inflation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2004Placed on Calendar Senate
- May 5, 2004Engrossed in House
- Apr 28, 2004Introduced in House
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