Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
Latest action · Sep 20, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 27, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 19, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross income of any cosigner of a student loan of a veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability any amount attributable to the discharge of the indebtedness on such loan, and (2) subject accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund to a federal tax levy.
Provides that any potential revenue gain from the enactment of this Act shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall be used solely for deficit reduction.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 585 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed400–0 | Sep 19, 2012 |
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2012 to Aug 2, 2012; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Allen B. West | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Apr 27, 2012 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | May 10, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 10, 2012 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | May 10, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | May 31, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | May 31, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Aug 2, 2012 |
Committees 2
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 27, 2012 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 2, 2012 | |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2012 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sep 19, 2012Mr. Johnson, Sam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 19, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6101-6104)
- Sep 19, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5044.
- Sep 19, 2012At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6101–H6104Text printed H6101Recorded votes H6119exclude | Jim McDermott D-WA, Sam Johnson R-TX, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Scott DesJarlais R-TN, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 19, 2012 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2277.
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 exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2012Referred in Senate
- Sep 19, 2012Engrossed in House
- Apr 27, 2012Introduced in House
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