H.R. 3997 (110 th ): Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007

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About the bill

This is the House's September 2008 Economic Stimulus Relief Bill. This bill was originally introduced in October 2007 and passed both the House and Senate in December as the Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007. In September 2008, it was co-opted as the so-called "vehicle" to pass the relief bill with an amendment that rewrites the whole bill. However, the Senate passed its vehicle H.R. 1424 before the House could reach agreement on this bill.

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Photo of sponsor Charles “Charlie” Rangel

Charles “Charlie” Rangel

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 15th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 20, 2007
Length: 114 pages Introduced Oct 30, 2007
110 th Congress (2007–2009) Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on September 29, 2008.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

History

Oct 30, 2007 Introduced

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Nov 1, 2007 Ordered Reported

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Nov 6, 2007 Passed House (Senate next)

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Dec 12, 2007 Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

Dec 13, 2007 Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment.

Dec 18, 2007 Bill Causing Indirect Action — Agreed To

This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 884 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3997 (110th).

Dec 19, 2007 Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

Dec 19, 2007 Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment.

Dec 20, 2007 Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment 2.

Sep 29, 2008 Rules Change — Agreed To

This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1517 (110th).

Sep 29, 2008 Failed to Resolve Differences

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H.R. 3997 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3997. This is the one from the 110 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 110 th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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