HR 982 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the Government of American Samoa.

Introduced Feb 27, 2003 Originated House Became Public Law 108-326 Sponsor Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 16, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-326.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNov 4, 2003
  3. Passed SenateSep 29, 2004
  4. To the PresidentOct 5, 2004
  5. Became lawOct 16, 2004Public Law 108-326

Summary

This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on February 27, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the interest on any bonds issued by or on behalf of the Government of American Samoa shall be exempt from income taxation by the Government of American Samoa and the governments of any of the several States, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States, and any subdivision thereof.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Feb 27, 2003Markup Sep 24, 2003Reported Oct 7, 2003
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 27, 2003Markup May 7, 2003Reported May 15, 2003
Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee
Referred Mar 6, 2003Discharged May 1, 2003
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Nov 6, 2003Markup Jul 20, 2004Reported Jul 20, 2004

Actions 24

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 16, 2004Signed by President.
  2. Oct 16, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-326.
  3. Oct 5, 2004Presented to President.
  4. Sep 29, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9986)
  5. Jul 20, 2004Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  6. Jul 20, 2004Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
  7. Jul 20, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
  8. Nov 5, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  9. Nov 4, 2003Mr. Renzi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Nov 4, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10311-10312)
  11. Nov 4, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 982.
  12. Nov 4, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10311)
  13. Nov 4, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Oct 7, 2003Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-102, Part II.
  15. Oct 7, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
  16. Sep 24, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  17. Sep 24, 2003Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  18. May 15, 2003Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-102, Part I.
  19. May 7, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  20. May 7, 2003Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  21. May 1, 2003Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.
  22. Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
  23. Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
  24. Feb 27, 2003Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S9986Jeff Sessions R-ALSep 29, 2004
HouseDebate and remarks H10311, H10312Text printed H10311Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Rick Renzi R-AZ, Tom Udall D-NMNov 4, 2003

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.

Committee reports

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 6

  1. Jul 22, 2004H.R. 982, An act to clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the government of American Samoa<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on July 20, 2004</p>
  2. Jul 22, 2004H.R. 982, An act to clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the government of American SamoaCost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on July 20, 2004
  3. Sep 26, 2003H.R. 982, A bill to clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the government of American Samoa<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003</p>
  4. Sep 26, 2003H.R. 982, A bill to clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the government of American SamoaCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003
  5. May 9, 2003H.R. 982, A bill to clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the government of American Samoa<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2003</p>
  6. May 9, 2003H.R. 982, A bill to clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the government of American SamoaCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2003

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 200617 pagesAppropriations CommitteeDec 8, 2004

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL31053Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background to Independence ArchivedReportJun 20, 2008
RL32309Appropriations for FY2005: Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies ArchivedReportJan 12, 2005

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the Government of American Samoa.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jul 20, 2004Reported to Senate
  3. Nov 5, 2003Referred in Senate
  4. Nov 4, 2003Engrossed in House
  5. Oct 7, 2003Reported in House
  6. Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House

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