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House Ways & Means committee adopts amendment to S‑51 and reports bill favorably
Summary
The committee voted to adopt version 1.2 of an amendment to S‑51 (which included changes to veterans' retirement treatment, child tax credit and EITC expansions) and then voted to report the bill as amended; roll calls were recorded and the amendment and bill were adopted by recorded voice/roll call.
Representative Waszak moved to amend S‑51 with version 1.2 of the amendment; Representative Waszak’s motion was put to a roll call and the amendment passed on a recorded vote, 10‑0‑1.
Committee members who answered yes on the amendment roll call included Representatives Brannigan, Burkhart, Feltes, Higley, Kimball, Masland, Odey, Waszak, Canfield and Kornheiser; one member was absent. After adoption of the amendment, Representative Canfield moved to report S‑51 as amended. The committee recorded the final vote and reported the bill favorably with the same recorded tally, ten‑zero‑one.
Committee members discussed the amendment package briefly on the floor; the amendment was described during discussion as including a veterans’ benefit expansion, an income‑limit adjustment for military retirement, expansion of the child tax credit (CTC), earned income tax credit (EITC) provisions and inclusion of Social Security treatment. Committee members voiced general support for the compromise and applauded the inclusion of veterans and tax‑credit expansions; no further amendments were offered at this session.
The committee set its next meeting for 3:10 p.m. after the floor to take up H.230.
