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108th Congress (2003 - 2004)
H.R.2
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H.R.2
Latest Title: Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
Sponsor: Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-22] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (51)
Related Bills: H.RES.227, H.RES.253, S.2, S.1054
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-27 [GPO: Text, PDF]
House Reports: 108-94; Latest Conference Report: 108-126 (in Congressional Record H4625-4706)
Note: H.R. 2 is the Tax Cut bill.
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MAJOR ACTIONS:

2/27/2003 Introduced in House
5/8/2003 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 108-94.
5/9/2003 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 222 - 203 (Roll no. 182).
5/15/2003 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S.1054 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 179.
5/22/2003 Conference report H. Rept. 108-126 filed.
5/23/2003 Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 200 (Roll no. 225).
5/23/2003 Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 196.
5/23/2003 Cleared for White House.
5/23/2003 Presented to President.
5/28/2003 Signed by President.
5/28/2003 Became Public Law No: 108-027 [Text, PDF]
ALL ACTIONS:

          See also: Related House Committee Documents
2/27/2003:
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
5/6/2003:
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
5/6/2003:
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.
5/8/2003 4:10pm:
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 108-94.
5/8/2003 4:11pm:
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 49.
5/8/2003 10:00pm:
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 227 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2 with 1 hour of general debate. Rule provides for debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill (H.Rept. 108-94) shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order against the bill, as amended, and against its consideration. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
5/9/2003 11:20am:
Rule H. Res. 227 passed House.
5/9/2003 11:21am:
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 227. (consideration: CR H3902-3956)
5/9/2003 11:21am:
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2 with 1 hour of general debate. Rule provides for debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill (H.Rept. 108-94) shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order against the bill, as amended, and against its consideration. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
5/9/2003 11:22am:
H.AMDT.129 Amendment reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means. (consideration: CR H3902-3910; text: CR H3902-3910)
An amendment considered adopted pursuant to H.Res. 227.
5/9/2003 11:22am:
H.AMDT.129 On agreeing to the Ways and Means amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
5/9/2003 11:22am:
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2.
5/9/2003 1:18pm:
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
5/9/2003 1:19pm:
Mr. Rangel moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means.
5/9/2003 1:20pm:
Floor summary: READING OF MOTION - The House proceeded with the reading of the proposed amendment in the nature of a substitute contained in the motion to recommit.
5/9/2003 1:32pm:
Subsequently, unanimous consent was granted to dispense with further reading of the motion to recommit with instructions.
5/9/2003 1:33pm:
Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions.
5/9/2003 1:33pm:
Mr. Thomas raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. The provisions of the motion to recommit with instructions are not germane. Sustained by the Chair.
5/9/2003 1:34pm:
Mr. Rangel appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair.
5/9/2003 1:34pm:
Mr. Thomas moved to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair.
5/9/2003 1:50pm:
On motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair Agreed to by recorded vote: 222 - 202 (Roll No. 180).
5/9/2003 1:50pm:
Mr. Moore moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means. (consideration: CR H3940-3956; text: CR H3940-3953)
5/9/2003 1:51pm:
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment that provides that the bill's provisions will not take effect until the Federal budget is in balance.
5/9/2003 1:58pm:
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
5/9/2003 2:14pm:
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 202 - 218 (Roll no. 181).
5/9/2003 2:30pm:
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 222 - 203 (Roll no. 182). (text: CR H3910-3913)
5/9/2003 2:30pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5/9/2003 2:30pm:
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
5/12/2003:
Received in the Senate.
5/15/2003:
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.1054 amended.
5/15/2003:
Passed Senate in lieu of S.1054 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 179. (consideration: CR S6474-6475; text as passed Senate: CR 5/20/2003 S6741-6786)
5/15/2003:
Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Grassley; Hatch; Nickles; Lott; Baucus; Rockefeller; Breaux.
5/20/2003:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
5/22/2003 10:28am:
Mr. Thomas asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference. (consideration: CR H4534-4542, H4625-4706)
5/22/2003 10:29am:
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H4625-4706)
5/22/2003 10:29am:
Mr. Stenholm moved that the House instruct conferees. (text: CR H4534)
5/22/2003 10:29am:
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Stenholm motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to include in the conference report the fiscal relief provided to States by section 371 of the Senate amendment and to the maximum extent possible within the scope of conference, agree to a conference report that will neither increase the Federal budget deficit nor increase the amount of the debt subject to the public debt limit.
5/22/2003 11:42am:
The previous question was ordered without objection.
5/22/2003 11:43am:
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.
5/22/2003 11:43am:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5/22/2003 11:43am:
The Speaker appointed conferees: Thomas, DeLay, and Rangel.
5/22/2003:
Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate.
5/22/2003 8:44pm:
Conference report H. Rept. 108-126 filed. (text of conference report: CR H4625-4706)
5/22/2003:
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
5/22/2003 10:45pm:
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 253 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2.
5/23/2003 12:07am:
Rule H. Res. 253 passed House.
5/23/2003 12:08am:
Mr. Thomas brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-126 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 253. (consideration: CR H4716-4730)
5/23/2003 12:08am:
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
5/23/2003 1:38am:
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
5/23/2003 1:55am:
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 200 (Roll no. 225).
5/23/2003 1:55am:
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5/23/2003:
Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7071-7089)
5/23/2003:
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 196.
5/23/2003:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
5/23/2003:
Cleared for White House.
5/23/2003:
Presented to President.
5/28/2003:
Signed by President.
5/28/2003:
Became Public Law No: 108-27.
TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
COSPONSORS(51), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] - 3/25/2003
Rep Beauprez, Bob [CO-7] - 3/18/2003
Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 3/6/2003
Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] - 3/6/2003
Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] - 3/6/2003
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 3/26/2003
Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] - 3/6/2003
Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] - 3/6/2003
Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] - 3/6/2003
Rep Chocola, Chris [IN-2] - 3/24/2003
Rep Collins, Mac [GA-8] - 3/11/2003
Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] - 3/6/2003
Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] - 3/6/2003
Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] - 3/6/2003
Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] - 3/6/2003
Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] - 3/6/2003
Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] - 3/6/2003
Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] - 3/6/2003
Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] - 3/6/2003
Rep Fossella, Vito [NY-13] - 3/6/2003
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] - 3/6/2003
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 3/11/2003
Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] - 4/10/2003
Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] - 3/6/2003
Rep Hensarling, Jeb [TX-5] - 3/6/2003
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 3/6/2003
Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] - 3/6/2003
Rep Isakson, Johnny [GA-6] - 3/11/2003
Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] - 3/6/2003
Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] - 3/6/2003
Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 3/6/2003
Rep Kolbe, Jim [AZ-8] - 3/11/2003
Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] - 3/6/2003
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 3/6/2003
Rep McCrery, Jim [LA-4] - 3/6/2003
Rep McInnis, Scott [CO-3] - 3/6/2003
Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] - 3/6/2003
Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] - 3/6/2003
Rep Ose, Doug [CA-3] - 5/6/2003
Rep Pearce, Stevan [NM-2] - 3/24/2003
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 3/6/2003
Rep Portman, Rob [OH-2] - 3/6/2003
Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] - 3/6/2003
Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] - 3/6/2003
Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [NY-26] - 3/6/2003
Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] - 3/6/2003
Rep Ryun, Jim [KS-2] - 4/10/2003
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 3/20/2003
Rep Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [FL-22] - 3/6/2003
Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] - 3/11/2003
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 3/6/2003
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 4/1/2003(withdrawn - 5/7/2003)

COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:  (additional related bills may be indentified in Status)
AMENDMENT(S):

1. H.AMDT.129 to H.R.2 An amendment considered adopted pursuant to H.Res. 227.
Sponsor: House Ways and Means (introduced 5/9/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2003 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Ways and Means amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.