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MARKUP: Markup of: H.R. 1058, “Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015”; H.R. 1152, “To prohibit officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service from using personal email accounts to conduct official business”; H.R. 1026, “Taxpayer Knowledge of IRS Investigations Act”; H.R. 1314, “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations”;H.R. 1295, “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”; H.R. 709, “Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act”; H.R. 1104, “Fair Treatment for All Donations.; and H.R. 1105, “Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015.”

March 25, 2015 — Business Meeting    — Markup   
Chairman Ryan has scheduled a Meeting of the Committee on Ways and Means to be held in 1334 Longworth House Office Building on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 1:30 PM.Markup Of:

Additional Markup Materials:

Markup Results:
H.R. 1058 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives as amended by voice vote (with a quorum being present).

H.R. 1152 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives as amended by voice vote (with a quorum being present).

H.R. 1026 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives as amended by voice vote (with a quorum being present).

H.R. 1314 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives as amended by voice vote (with a quorum being present).

Amendment by Mr. Holding to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1295, which would require that any fees collected pursuant to the bill be subject to appropriations.
The vote on the amendment by Mr. Holding to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1295, which would require that any fees collected pursuant to the bill be subject to appropriations, was agreed to by voice vote (with a quorum being present)

Amendment by Mr. McDermott to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1295, which would require 501(c)(4) organizations to indicate whether they plan to engage in certain political activity.

The vote on the amendment by Mr. McDermott to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1295, which would require 501(c)(4) organizations to indicate whether they plan to engage in certain political activity, was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 20 nays to 11 yeas (with a quorum being present). 

H.R. 1295 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives as amended by voice vote (with a quorum being present).

H.R. 709 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives as amended by voice vote (with a quorum being present).

H.R. 1104 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives as amended by voice vote (with a quorum being present).

The bill, H.R 1105, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives as amended by a roll call vote of 22 yeas to 10 nays (with a quorum being present). 

SUBCOMMITTEE: Full Committee    SUBCOMMITTEE: Oversight