[House Report 110-584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
110th Congress Rept. 110-584
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session Part 2
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TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2008
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April 14, 2008.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Rangel, from the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the
following
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 5719]
In lieu of the results of rollcalls that were inserted in
House Report 110-584:
III. VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE
In compliance with clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following statements are made
concerning the vote of the Committee on Ways and Means in its
consideration of H.R. 5719, the ``Taxpayer Assistance and
Simplification Act of 2008.''
MOTION TO REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
The Chairman's Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, as
amended, was ordered favorably reported by a rollcall vote of
23 yeas and 17 nays (with a quorum being present). The vote was
as follows:
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Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present
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Mr. Rangel....................... X ....... ........ Mr. McCrery........ ....... X ........
Mr. Stark........................ X ....... ........ Mr. Herger......... ....... X ........
Mr. Levin........................ X ....... ........ Mr. Camp........... ....... X ........
Mr. McDermott.................... X ....... ........ Mr. Ramstad........ ....... X ........
Mr. Lewis (GA)................... X ....... ........ Mr. Johnson........ ....... X ........
Mr. Neal......................... X ....... ........ Mr. English........ ....... X ........
Mr. McNulty...................... X ....... ........ Mr. Weller......... ....... X ........
Mr. Tanner....................... X ....... ........ Mr. Hulshof........ ....... X ........
Mr. Becerra...................... X ....... ........ Mr. Lewis (KY)..... ....... X ........
Mr. Doggett...................... X ....... ........ Mr. Brady.......... ....... X ........
Mr. Pomeroy...................... X ....... ........ Mr. Reynolds....... ....... X ........
Ms. Tubbs Jones.................. X ....... ........ Mr. Ryan........... ....... X ........
Mr. Thompson..................... X ....... ........ Mr. Cantor......... ....... X ........
Mr. Larson....................... ........ ....... ........ Mr. Linder......... ....... X ........
Mr. Emanuel...................... X ....... ........ Mr. Nunes.......... ....... X ........
Mr. Blumenauer................... X ....... ........ Mr. Tiberi......... ....... X ........
Mr. Kind......................... X ....... ........ Mr. Porter......... ....... X ........
Mr. Pascrell..................... X ....... ........
Ms. Berkley...................... X ....... ........
Mr. Crowley...................... X ....... ........
Mr. Van Hollen................... X ....... ........
Mr. Meek......................... X ....... ........
Ms. Schwartz..................... X ....... ........
Mr. Davis........................ X ....... ........
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VOTES ON AMENDMENTS
A rollcall vote was conducted on the following amendments
to the Chairman's Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.
An amendment by Mr. Herger which would replace Section 4 of
the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, dealing
with the application of the 3 percent withholding requirement
on payments to government contractors, was defeated by a vote
of 17 yeas and 23 nays. The vote was as follows:
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Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present
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Mr. Rangel....................... ....... X ........ Mr. McCrery........ X ....... ........
Mr. Stark........................ ....... X ........ Mr. Herger......... X ....... ........
Mr. Levin........................ ....... X ........ Mr. Camp........... X ....... ........
Mr. McDermott.................... ....... X ........ Mr. Ramstad........ X ....... ........
Mr. Lewis (GA)................... ....... X ........ Mr. Johnson........ X ....... ........
Mr. Neal......................... ....... X ........ Mr. English........ X ....... ........
Mr. McNulty...................... ....... X ........ Mr. Weller......... X ....... ........
Mr. Tanner....................... ....... X ........ Mr. Hulshof........ X ....... ........
Mr. Becerra...................... ....... X ........ Mr. Lewis (KY)..... X ....... ........
Mr. Doggett...................... ....... X ........ Mr. Brady.......... X ....... ........
Mr. Pomeroy...................... ....... X ........ Mr. Reynolds....... X ....... ........
Ms. Tubbs Jones.................. ....... X ........ Mr. Ryan........... X ....... ........
Mr. Thompson..................... ....... X ........ Mr. Cantor......... X ....... ........
Mr. Larson....................... ....... ........ ........ Mr. Linder......... X ....... ........
Mr. Emanuel...................... ....... X ........ Mr. Nunes.......... X ....... ........
Mr. Blumenauer................... ....... X ........ Mr. Tiberi......... X ....... ........
Mr. Kind......................... ....... X ........ Mr. Porter......... X ....... ........
Mr. Pascrell..................... ....... X ........
Ms. Berkley...................... ....... X ........
Mr. Crowley...................... ....... X ........
Mr. Van Hollen................... ....... X ........
Mr. Meek......................... ....... X ........
Ms. Schwartz..................... ....... X ........
Mr. Davis........................ ....... X ........
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An amendment by Mr. Brady and Mr. Reynolds which would
strike Section 14 of the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification
Act of 2008 (H.R. 5719) to retain the statutory authority that
allows the IRS to enter into qualified collection contracts
with private collections agencies (PCS). These PCA(s) would
locate and contact taxpayers with outstanding tax liabilities,
as well as arrange for payment of those outstanding taxes to
the IRS by the taxpayer. The amendment was defeated by a vote
of 18 yeas and 22 nays. The vote was as follows:
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Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present
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Mr. Rangel...................... ........ X ........ Mr. McCrery........ X ....... ........
Mr. Stark....................... ........ X ........ Mr. Herger......... X ....... ........
Mr. Levin....................... ........ X ........ Mr. Camp........... X ....... ........
Mr. McDermott................... ........ X ........ Mr. Ramstad........ X ....... ........
Mr. Lewis (GA).................. ........ X ........ Mr. Johnson........ X ....... ........
Mr. Neal........................ ........ X ........ Mr. English........ X ....... ........
Mr. McNulty..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Weller......... X ....... ........
Mr. Tanner...................... X ........ ........ Mr. Hulshof........ X ....... ........
Mr. Becerra..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Lewis (KY)..... X ....... ........
Mr. Doggett..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Brady.......... X ....... ........
Mr. Pomeroy..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Reynolds....... X ....... ........
Ms. Tubbs Jones................. ........ X ........ Mr. Ryan........... X ....... ........
Mr. Thompson.................... ........ X ........ Mr. Canton......... X ....... ........
Mr. Larson...................... ........ ........ ........ Mr. Linder......... X ....... ........
Mr. Emanuel..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Nunes.......... X ....... ........
Mr. Blumenauer.................. ........ X ........ Mr. Tiberi......... X ....... ........
Mr. Kind........................ ........ X ........ Mr. Porter......... X ....... ........
Mr. Pascrell.................... ........ X ........
Ms. Berkley..................... ........ X ........
Mr. Crowley..................... ........ X ........
Mr. Van Hollen.................. ........ X ........
Mr. Meek........................ ........ X ........
Ms. Schwartz.................... ........ X ........
Mr. Davis....................... ........ X ........
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An amendment by Mr. Ryan would strike Section 17 of the
Manager's Amendment, requiring Health Savings Account holders
to report on the distributions from these accounts was defeated
by a roll call vote of 16 yeas and 24 nays. The vote was as
follows:
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Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present
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Mr. Rangel...................... ........ X ........ Mr. McCrery....... X ....... .........
Mr. Stark....................... ........ X ........ Mr. Herger........ X ....... .........
Mr. Levin....................... ........ X ........ Mr. Camp.......... X ....... .........
Mr. McDermott................... ........ X ........ Mr. Ramstad....... X ....... .........
Mr. Lewis (GA).................. ........ X ........ Mr. Johnson....... X ....... .........
Mr. Neal........................ ........ X ........ Mr. English....... X .......
Mr. McNulty..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Weller........ X ....... .........
Mr. Tanner...................... ........ X ........ Mr. Hulshof....... X ....... .........
Mr. Becerra..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Lewis (KY).... X ....... .........
Mr. Doggett..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Brady......... X ....... .........
Mr. Pomeroy..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Reynolds...... X ....... .........
Ms. Tubbs Jones................. ........ X ........ Mr. Ryan.......... X ....... .........
Mr. Thompson.................... ........ X ........ Mr. Canton........ X ....... .........
Mr. Larson...................... ........ ........ ........ Mr. Linder........ X ....... .........
Mr. Emanuel..................... ........ X ........ Mr. Nunes......... X ....... .........
Mr. Blumenauer.................. ........ X ........ Mr. Tiberi........ X ....... .........
Mr. Kind........................ ........ X ........ Mr. Porter........ ........ X .........
Mr. Pascrell.................... ........ X ........
Ms. Berkley..................... ........ X ........
Mr. Crowley..................... ........ X ........
Mr. Van Hollen.................. ........ X ........
Mr. Meek........................ ........ X ........
Ms. Schwartz.................... ........ X ........
Mr. Davis....................... ........ X ........
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