H.R. 3997: An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief and protections for military personnel, and for other purposes. H.R. 3997: Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2007-10-30 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 2007-11-01 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 2007-11-01 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 2007-11-02 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 2007-11-02 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 110-426. 2007-11-05T20:50:00-05:00 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 268. 2007-11-05T20:50:00-05:00 Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 2007-11-06T11:24:00-05:00 Considered under suspension of the rules. 2007-11-06T11:25:00-05:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3997. 2007-11-06T11:25:00-05:00 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. 2007-11-06T12:11:00-05:00 Considered as unfinished business. 2007-11-06T18:18:00-05:00 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 1042). 2007-11-06T18:26:00-05:00 Received in the Senate. 2007-11-08 Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. 2007-11-16 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 516. 2007-12-03 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 2007-12-12 pass Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. 2007-12-12 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 2007-12-13 House agreed to Senate amendment to the title. House agreed to Senate amendment to the text with an amendment pursuant to H. Res. 884. 2007-12-18T17:46:00-05:00 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment. 2007-12-18 Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 3890) by Unanimous Consent. 2007-12-19 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 2007-12-20 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1517 Reported to House. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3997. The resolution makes in order a motion by the Chairman of the Committee on Financial Services to concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment with the text of the House amendment printed in this report. 2008-09-29T00:01:00-04:00 Rule H. Res. 1517 passed House. 2008-09-29T08:46:00-04:00 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1517, the House moved to agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment. 2008-09-29T09:27:00-04:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with three hours of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 3997. 2008-09-29T09:27:00-04:00 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 2008-09-29T13:27:00-04:00 On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment Failed by recorded vote: 205 - 228 (Roll No. 674). 2008-09-29T14:07:00-04:00 H.R. 3997: Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007 h H.R. 3997: Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007 (110th Congress) An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief and protections for military personnel, and for other purposes. 2007-10-30 110 2007-10-30 3997 vote2 HouseBill LegislativeAction VoteAction OfficialTitle