HR 88 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

Latest action · Dec 21, 2018 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

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. IntroducedJan 3, 2017
  2. Passed HouseFeb 27, 2017
  3. Passed SenateJun 6, 2018
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make several changes to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) administrative policies and various tax deductions, tax credits, and requirements for tax-favored savings accounts.

The bill includes provisions that:

  • allow various tax credits, deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by recent natural disasters;
  • modify the requirements for employer-provided retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts;
  • expand the purposes for which qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) may be used;
  • repeal or delay several health-related taxes;
  • make several technical and other modifications to P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act);
  • modify requirements for the IRS regarding its organizational structure, customer service, whistle-blowers, tax enforcement procedures, management of information technology, and use of electronic systems;
  • prohibit the rehiring of certain IRS employees who were removed for misconduct;
  • establish requirements for cybersecurity and identify protection; and
  • make Tax Court judges subject to the same grounds for disqualification as other federal judges.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 470Passed220–183Dec 20, 2018

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 3, 2017
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Feb 10, 2017
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Feb 28, 2017Markup Mar 30, 2017Reported May 9, 2017

Actions 26

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 21, 2018Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
  2. Dec 20, 2018Mr. Brady (TX) moved that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10445-10477; text of Senate amendment: CR H10445)
  3. Dec 20, 2018DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1180, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Brady (TX) motion that the House agree in the Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 88.
  4. Dec 20, 2018DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 88.
  5. Dec 20, 2018The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  6. Dec 20, 2018POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Brady motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 88, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Neal demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings in the legislative day.
  7. Dec 20, 2018Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 183 (Roll no. 470). (consideration: CR H10483-10484; text: CR H10445-10469)
  8. Dec 20, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. Nov 29, 2018Rule H. Res. 1160 passed House.
  10. Nov 28, 2018Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1160 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 88 with 1 hour of general debate.
  11. Jun 7, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  12. Jun 6, 2018Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3263, S3265; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3263)
  13. Jun 6, 2018The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Jun 6, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  15. May 9, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-48.
  16. May 9, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61.
  17. Mar 30, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  18. Feb 28, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  19. Feb 27, 2017Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  20. Feb 27, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1324-1326)
  21. Feb 27, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 88.
  22. Feb 27, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1324-1325)
  23. Feb 27, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  24. Feb 10, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  25. Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
  26. Jan 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1723Virginia Foxx R-NCDec 21, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H10340–H10343, H10445–H10477Text printed H10340, H10445–H10469Amendments H10445Motions H10445Recorded votes H10344, H10484Senate amendmentBill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Brad R. Wenstrup R-OH, Brian J. Mast R-FL, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Darin LaHood R-IL, Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Erik Paulsen R-MN, George Holding R-NC, Judy Chu D-CA, Kevin Brady R-TX (motion), Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Mike Kelly R-PA, Mike Thompson D-CA, Norma J. Torres D-CA, Pete Sessions R-TX, Richard E. Neal D-MA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Ron Estes R-KS, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom Rice R-SCDec 20, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H9703–H9710Text printed H9703Recorded votes H9729Earl Blumenauer D-OR, James P. McGovern D-MA, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Pete Sessions R-TX, Ron Kind D-WINov 29, 2018
SenateDebate and remarks S3263, S3265Text printed S3263Amendments S3255, S3263Lisa Murkowski R-AK (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY, Rob Portman R-OHJun 6, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H1324–H1326Text printed H1324Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Norma J. Torres D-CA, Tom McClintock R-CAFeb 27, 2017

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 4

  1. Dec 20, 2018H.R. 88, Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018House Rules Committee Print 115-87
  2. Dec 7, 2018H.R. 88, Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018As amended by the House Committee on Rules on November 28, 2018
  3. Nov 28, 2018House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 88, Rules Committee Print 115-85Scheduled for Consideration by the House Committee on Rules
  4. Apr 11, 2017H.R. 88, Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 30, 2017

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 1, January 3, 2017, page H49.

CRS reports 3

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

About this bill 1

Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IF11033The House-Proposed Tax Cut: Amendment to H.R. 88 ArchivedResourceDec 27, 2018

Also cite it 2

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

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 2349To modify the authorized methods for the acquisition of land to be added to the Shiloh National Military Park.Lisa Murkowski R-AKAmendment SA 2349 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 39

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 7

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

Official Title as Introduced
To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
Other Short Titles for portions of a bill
Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018
Taxpayer First Act of 2018

Subjects

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

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 20, 2018Engrossed Amendment House
  2. Jun 6, 2018Engrossed Amendment Senate
  3. May 9, 2017Reported to Senate
  4. Feb 28, 2017Referred in Senate
  5. Feb 27, 2017Engrossed in House
  6. Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House

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