Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4154) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for other purposes.

Action history

1. 2009-12-03Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2. 2009-12-03On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 223 - 192 (Roll no. 924).
3. 2009-12-03On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 187 (Roll no. 923).
4. 2009-12-03DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 941.
5. 2009-12-03Considered as privileged matter.
6. 2009-12-02All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. In the engrossment of H.R. 4154, the Clerk shall - (a) add the text of H.R. 2920, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 4154; (b) conform the title of H.R. 4154 to reflect the addition to the engrossment of the text of H.R. 2920; (c) assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; and (d) conform provisions for short titles within the engrossment.
7. 2009-12-02Introduced in House
8. 2009-12-02The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-350, by Mr. Polis (CO).
9. 2009-12-02Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 136.