United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 705 (108th)
Urging the President to resolve the disparate treatment of direct and indirect taxes presently provided by the World Trade Organization.
Introduced
7 July 2004
Last action
14 July 2004 · Floor
Status
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sponsors
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Urges the President to report to Congress: (1) annually on progress in pursuing multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations to eliminate specified trade barriers described in the Trade Act of 2002; and (2) early in the 109th Congress on proposed alternatives to the disparate treatment of direct and indirect taxes presently provided by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other proposals for redressing the tax disadvantage to U.S. businesses and workers, either by changes to the U.S. corporate income tax or by the adoption of an alternative, including assessment of the impact of corporate tax rates, a system based on the principal of territoriality, and a border adjustment for exports such as is already allowed by the WTO for indirect taxes.
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Timeline
7 July 2004
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
7 July 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 July 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2004
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Source: Committee
14 July 2004
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
14 July 2004
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5672-5675)
Source: Floor
14 July 2004
Floor
Mr. English moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Source: Floor
14 July 2004
Vote
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 1 (Roll no. 372). (text: CR H5672)
Source: Floor
14 July 2004
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 1 (Roll no. 372).(text: CR H5672)
Source: Floor
14 July 2004
Vote
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.
Source: Floor
14 July 2004
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 705.
Source: Floor
Votes
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Versions
- Engrossed in House · 14 July 2004 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 7 July 2004 · Download file
Documents
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 14 July 2004
Engrossed in House (PDF)
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Passed House without amendment
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/705
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hres/705
- us · 108-hres-705 · source updated 7 April 2025