Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 - Conference Report

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
SENATE
Sept. 23, 2004

WORKING FAMILIES TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2004-CONFERENCE REPORT

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the granting of this request, the official Senate copy of the conference report to accompany H.R. 1308, the Relief for Working Families Tax Act, having been presented to the desk, the Senate proceed to 2 hours for debate, with 2 hours equally divided between the chairman and ranking member of the committee; provided that following that time, the Senate proceed to a vote on adoption of the conference report with no intervening action or debate and points of order waived; provided further that when the Senate receives the official papers from the House, the vote on passage appear at the appropriate place in the RECORD following the receipt of those papers; and finally, this agreement is null and void if the House does not agree to the conference report.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The clerk will report.

The legislative clerk read as follows:

The Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (H.R. 1308), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit, and for other purposes, having met, have agreed that the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, and agree to the same with an amendment, signed by a majority of the conferees on the part of both Houses.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will proceed to the consideration of the conference report.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, momentarily we expect to turn to the family-friendly tax package. I understand the chairman of the Finance Committee is on the way. Pending his arrival, I suggest the absence of a quorum.