To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for foster care payments shall also apply to payments by qualified placement agencies, and for other purposes.
Expands the definition of a qualified foster individual to include a foster care individual placed by any qualified placement agency (thus eliminating the restriction of State or local government agency or a tax-exempt agency placement applicable to individuals under the age of 19).
Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to accelerate, by one year, the effective date for the expansion of the adoption tax credit and the adoption assistance programs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2172-2173)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 112).(text: CR H2166-2167)
Roll Call #112 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 112). (text: CR H2166-2167)
Roll Call #112 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S432)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 390 Reported to House. It shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 586 and the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House without intervention of any point of order a motion to concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. The Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one hour.
Rule H. Res. 390 passed House.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 390, the House moved to agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 390, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Thomas (CA) motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 586 with an amendment. The text of the proposed amendment is printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying H. Res. 390, House Report 107-412.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 229 - 198 (Roll no. 103).(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H1429-1436)
Roll Call #103 (House)On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 229 - 198 (Roll no. 103). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H1429-1436)
Roll Call #103 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.