An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to reduce the rate of certain taxes paid to the Virgin Islands on Virgin Islands source income, to amend the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary period that payment of disability benefits may continue through the hearing stage of the appeals process, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce to ten percent the income tax rate on Virgin Islands source income and provide for corresponding reductions in tax withholding.

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Timeline

1. 14 September 1982

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 September 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 September 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 September 1982

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 September 1982

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 September 1982

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 516.

   Source: Calendars

7. 16 September 1982

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 97-833.

   Source: Committee

8. 16 September 1982

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 97-833.

   Source: Committee

9. 20 September 1982

   Passed

   Passed House by Voice Vote.

   Source: Floor

10. 20 September 1982

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

11. 20 September 1982

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

12. 22 September 1982

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

13. 24 September 1982

    Committee

    Committee on Finance. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

    Source: Committee

14. 28 September 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

15. 1 October 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 936.

    Source: Calendars

16. 1 October 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Dole with an amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-648.

    Source: Committee

17. 1 October 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Dole with an amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-648.

    Source: Committee

18. 3 December 1982

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

19. 3 December 1982

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 70-4. Record Vote No: 394.

    Source: Floor

20. 14 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Concurred, in Senate Amendment 001 , with Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

21. 14 December 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendment 001 , with Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

22. 17 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate requests a conference. Appoints conferees. Dole; Packwood; Armstrong; Long; Byrd, of VA.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

23. 17 December 1982

    Floor

    Senate insists on its amendments Nos. 2, 3, and 4. By Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

24. 17 December 1982

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to House amendments to Senate Amendment No. 1 by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

25. 18 December 1982

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Rostenkowski, Pickle, Jacobs, Gephardt, Archer, Gradison, Martin (NC).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

26. 18 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Insisted on its Disagreement to Senate Amendments 002, 003, 004.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 18 December 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Disagreement to Senate Amendments 002, 003, 004.

    Source: NotUsed

28. 21 December 1982

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

29. 21 December 1982

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 259 - 0 (Record Vote No: 487).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

30. 21 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-985 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 21 December 1982

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 21 December 1982

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 259 - 0 (Record Vote No: 487).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

33. 21 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 97-985 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

34. 21 December 1982

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

35. 3 January 1983

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

36. 3 January 1983

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

37. 3 January 1983

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

38. 12 January 1983

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-455.

    Source: President

39. 12 January 1983

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

40. 12 January 1983

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Documents

6 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 13 January 1983

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 21 December 1982

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• House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 14 December 1982

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 3 December 1982

  Open at official source

• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 1 October 1982

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 September 1982

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schulze, Richard T. [R-PA-5] · R · Sponsor
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