To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands.
Latest action · Jun 29, 2007 Became Public Law No: 110-40.
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Passed HouseJan 17, 2007
- Passed SenateJun 12, 2007
- To the PresidentJun 20, 2007
- Became lawJun 29, 2007Public Law 110-40
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Repeals specified provisions pertaining to real property taxation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Deems such amendment to have taken effect on July 22, 1954.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2007 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 18, 2007Markup Jan 31, 2007Reported Feb 15, 2007 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2007Signed by President.
- Jun 29, 2007Became Public Law No: 110-40.
- Jun 20, 2007Presented to President.
- Jun 13, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 12, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7571-7572)
- Jun 12, 2007Cleared for White House.
- Feb 15, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-19.
- Feb 15, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44.
- Jan 31, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 18, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jan 17, 2007Mrs. Christensen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 17, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H587-588)
- Jan 17, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 57.
- Jan 17, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H587)
- Jan 17, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7571, S7572 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Jun 12, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H587, H588Text printed H587 | Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Luis G. Fortuno R-PR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 17, 2007 |
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 report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Feb 6, 2007H.R. 57, An act to repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 31, 2007</p>
- Feb 6, 2007H.R. 57, An act to repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin IslandsCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 31, 2007
CRS reports 8
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 8
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 279 | A bill to repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands. | Related bill | Jan 12, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Feb 15, 2007Reported to Senate
- Jan 18, 2007Referred in Senate
- Jan 17, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
