H.R. 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015

Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015

H.R. 1295 — 114^th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary

An act to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the process for making determinations with respect to whether organizations are exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(4) of such Code.

Other Titles

• IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act
• IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act
• Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
• AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015
• Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
• AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015
• American Trade Enforcement Effectiveness Act
• Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015
• An act to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes.
• Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015

Sponsor

George Holding

Co-Sponsors

• Tom Reed
• Peter J. Roskam

Subjects

• Foreign trade and international finance
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Administrative remedies
• Africa
• Agricultural trade
• Budget deficits and national debt
• Caribbean area
• Congressional oversight
• Corporate finance and management
• Customs enforcement
• Department of the Treasury
• Economic development
• Food assistance and relief
• Foreign aid and international relief
• Government information and archives
• Haiti
• Higher education
• Income tax credits
• Income tax deductions
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Judicial review and appeals
• Latin America
• Medicare
• Outdoor recreation
• Student aid and college costs
• Tariffs
• Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
• Tax-exempt organizations
• Trade agreements and negotiations
• U.S. and foreign investments
• User charges and fees
• Women in business
• Women's employment
• Women's rights

Related Bills

• S. 1267 (114^th) : Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
• H.Res. 338 (114^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.R. 1295) to Extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the Preferential Duty Treatment Program for Haiti, and for Other Purposes.
• S. 1009 (114^th) : AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015
• S. 505 (114^th) : A Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit.
• H.R. 2523 (114^th) : American Trade Enforcement Effectiveness Act
• H.R. 2029 (114^th) : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Major Actions

Introduced	3/04/2015
Referred to Committee
Amendments (8 proposed)
House	4/15/2015
Passed Senate	5/14/2015
Passed House	6/11/2015
Senate	6/24/2015
Passed House	6/25/2015
Signed by President	6/29/2015

Bill History

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• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.	4/15/2015	by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 1223 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	5/14/2015	by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 1240 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	5/14/2015	by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1295	5/14/2015	This bill PASSED the Senate 97 voted YES 1 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Concurring in Senate amendments with amendment: H R 1295 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015	6/11/2015	This bill PASSED the House 397 voted YES 32 voted NO 5 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1295) with an amendment (SA 2065) by Voice Vote.	6/24/2015	by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2065 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	6/24/2015	by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1295	6/24/2015	This motion PASSED the Senate 76 voted YES 22 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendment to House Amendment to Senate Amendment: H R 1295 To extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes.	6/25/2015	This bill PASSED the House 286 voted YES 138 voted NO 10 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	3/04/2015
		3/04/2015	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
		3/04/2015	Introduced in House
		3/25/2015	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/25/2015	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
		4/13/2015	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-71.
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/13/2015	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 51.
		4/15/2015	Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
		4/15/2015	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		4/15/2015	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1295.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	4/15/2015	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
		4/15/2015	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
		4/16/2015	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/20/2015	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.
		5/13/2015
		5/13/2015	Senate amendment submitted
		5/14/2015	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		5/14/2015	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
select this vote	Vote	5/14/2015	Amendment SA 1223 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
select this vote	Vote	5/14/2015	Amendment SA 1240 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		5/14/2015
		5/14/2015	Senate amendment submitted
		5/14/2015	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1240 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Hatch.
		5/14/2015	Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1240 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		5/14/2015	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1223 proposed by Senator Hatch.
		5/14/2015	Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1223 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		5/14/2015	Amendment SA 1223 proposed by Senator Hatch. (consideration: CR S2899) In the nature of a substitute.
		5/14/2015	Amendment SA 1240 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Hatch. (consideration: CR S2946; text: CR S2946) To change the title.
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	5/14/2015	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1295
		6/10/2015	ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Sessions asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 1295, with the Senate amendments thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House (1) concur in the Senate amendment to the title and (2) concur in the Senate amendment to the text with the amendment printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 18 and numbered (1); that the Senate amendments and the motion be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question. Agreed to without objection.
		6/11/2015	Pursuant to a previous special order Mr. Ryan(WI) moved to agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments.
		6/11/2015	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Ryan(WI) motion to agree to the Senate amendment to the title and agree to the Senate amendment to the text with an amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record.
		6/11/2015	Pursuant to a previous order of the House the previous question was ordered without objection.
		6/11/2015	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
		6/11/2015	UNANIMOUS CONSENT_REQUEST - Mr. Byrne asked unanimous consent that the order of the House of June 10, 2015, regarding consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1295, be modified by striking "printed" and inserting "submitted for printing". Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	6/11/2015	Concurring in Senate amendments with amendment: H R 1295 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
		6/15/2015	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
		6/18/2015	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		6/18/2015	Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2065) made in Senate.
		6/18/2015	Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2067 made in Senate.
		6/18/2015	Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2065) presented in Senate.
		6/18/2015
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment submitted
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2069 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2068.
		6/18/2015
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment submitted
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2068 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2067 (the instructions of the motion to refer).
		6/18/2015
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment submitted
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2067 proposed by Senator McConnell.
		6/18/2015
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment submitted
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2066 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2065.
		6/18/2015
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment submitted
		6/18/2015	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2065 proposed by Senator McConnell.
		6/18/2015	Amendment SA 2065 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S4291) In the nature of a substitute.
		6/18/2015	Amendment SA 2066 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2065. (consideration: CR S4291; text: CR S4291) Of a perfecting nature.
		6/18/2015	Amendment SA 2067 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S4291; text: CR S4291) Of a perfecting nature.
		6/18/2015	Amendment SA 2068 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2067 (the instructions of the motion to refer). (consideration: CR S4291; text: CR S4291) Of a perfecting nature.
		6/18/2015	Amendment SA 2069 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2068. (consideration: CR S4291; text: CR S4291) Of a perfecting nature.
		6/22/2015
		6/22/2015	Senate amendment submitted
		6/24/2015	Considered by Senate.
		6/24/2015	Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2067 withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	6/24/2015	Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1295) with an amendment (SA 2065) by Voice Vote.
		6/24/2015	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		6/24/2015	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 338 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1295 with 1 hour of general debate. The resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment.
		6/24/2015	Considered by Senate.
select this vote	Vote	6/24/2015	Amendment SA 2065 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		6/24/2015	Considered by Senate.
		6/24/2015	Proposed amendment SA 2066 withdrawn in Senate.
		6/24/2015	Considered by Senate.
		6/24/2015	Proposed amendment SA 2067 withdrawn in Senate.
		6/24/2015	Considered by Senate.
		6/24/2015	Proposed amendment SA 2068 withdrawn in Senate.
		6/24/2015	Considered by Senate.
		6/24/2015	Proposed amendment SA 2069 withdrawn in Senate.
		6/24/2015	Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2065 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
select this vote	Vote	6/24/2015	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1295
		6/25/2015	Rule H. Res. 338 passed House.
		6/25/2015	Mr. Ryan (WI) moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
		6/25/2015	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 338, the House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the Ryan (WI) motion to agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
		6/25/2015	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		6/25/2015	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	6/25/2015	On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendment to House Amendment to Senate Amendment: H R 1295 To extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes.
	Presented to President	6/26/2015	Presented to President.
	Signed	6/29/2015	Signed by President.
	Enacted	6/29/2015	Became Public Law No: 114-27.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 1223	Hatch, Orrin [R-UT]	May 13, 2015	Passed by voice vote on May 13, 2015.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 1240	Hatch, Orrin [R-UT]	May 14, 2015	Passed by voice vote on May 13, 2015.
	To change the title. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2065	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	June 18, 2015	Passed by voice vote on June 23, 2015.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2066	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	June 18, 2015	Withdrawn on June 23, 2015.
	Of a perfecting nature. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2067	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	June 18, 2015	Withdrawn on June 23, 2015.
	Of a perfecting nature. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2068	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	June 18, 2015	Withdrawn on June 23, 2015.
	Of a perfecting nature. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2069	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	June 18, 2015	Withdrawn on June 23, 2015.
	Of a perfecting nature. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2070	Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]	June 22, 2015	Offered on June 21, 2015.
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