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H.R. 1 (115th): An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

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About the bill

Update #4 --- Dec. 17, 2017

House and Senate Republicans have come to an agreement on the tax bill, H.R. 1, which they intend to pass before Congress goes on recess on the 22nd.

Senate Democrats want the final vote to be delayed until Senator-elect Doug Jones (D-AL) has been seated, just as they had waited for Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) to be seated before the final vote on the Affordable Care Act back in 2010. But the tax bill is likely to passin both chambers before then. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), the only Republican to vote no in the previous Senate vote, will support the final bill. Corker voted against the Senate bill because it could "deepen the debt burden on future generations" by …

Sponsor and status

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Kevin Brady

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 8th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec. 21, 2017
Length: 185 pages
Introduced
Nov. 2, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec. 22, 2017

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 22, 2017.

Law
Pub.L. 115-97
Cosponsors

24 Cosponsors (24 Republicans)

Source
Congress.gov

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

S. 1: An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

Ordered Reported on Nov. 28, 2017. 75% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 4383: To reform the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Introduced on Nov. 14, 2017. 61% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 236: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

Introduced on Jan. 30, 2017. 68% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 747: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

Introduced on Jan. 30, 2017. 72% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 3084: Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act

Introduced on June 27, 2017. 73% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 1444: Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act

Introduced on June 27, 2017. 73% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 3595: Strong Families Act

Introduced on July 28, 2017. 73% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 1716: Strong Families Act

Introduced on Aug. 2, 2017. 73% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 3524: Settlement Trust Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced on July 27, 2017. 60% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 1698: Settlement Trust Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced on Aug. 1, 2017. 60% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 1262: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes.

Introduced on Feb. 28, 2017. 77% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 803: Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act

Introduced on April 3, 2017. 83% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 321: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on transportation by air.

Introduced on Feb. 7, 2017. 94% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 2138: Sinai Service Recognition Act

Introduced on April 25, 2017. 99% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 704: Sinai Service Recognition Act

Introduced on March 23, 2017. 99% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 1239: LOSAP CAP Act

Introduced on May 25, 2017. 80% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 71: Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act

Introduced on Jan. 9, 2017. 90% incorporated. (compare text)

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History

April 4, 2017
 
Considered by Water, Wildlife and Fisheries

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Nov. 2, 2017
 
Introduced

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Nov. 6, 2017
 
Considered by House Committee on Ways and Means

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Nov. 13, 2017
 
Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means

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Nov. 16, 2017
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Dec. 2, 2017
 
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.

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Dec. 19, 2017
 
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report.

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Dec. 20, 2017
 
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.

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Dec. 20, 2017
 
House Agreed to Changes

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill.

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Dec. 22, 2017
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 1 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan. 3, 2017 to Jan. 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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