H.Res. 745 — Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a Contract with America should include a roadmap to restore American competitiveness by:

simplifying the corporate tax structure with lower statutory rates and no loopholes;
taxing overseas profits earned by American multinational companies only where they are earned;
easing the immigration of highly skilled individuals;
responsibly developing America's shale-gas and oil reserves;
aggressively addressing distortions and abuses in the international trading system;
improving American logistics, communications, and energy infrastructure;
simplifying and streamlining federal regulation; and
creating a sustainable federal budget, including entitlement reform.

2014-09-18
Introduced in House
2014-09-18
Introduced in House
2014-09-18
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2014-09-18
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2014-09-18
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2014-09-18
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2014-09-19
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.