To amend title 28, United States Code, to permit other courts to transfer certain cases to United States Tax Court.
Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal judicial code to authorize a U.S. district court, a U.S. court of appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, or the Court of International Trade to transfer to the U.S. Tax Court a misfiled case within the Tax Court's jurisdiction.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-598.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 455.
Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1570)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3996.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1570)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1570)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7453)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7453)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-332.
Became Public Law No: 115-332.
Enacted as Public Law 115-332
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