Signed by President.
HR 5596 - 107To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 107-276.
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Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 107-276.
Became Public Law No: 107-276.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10779-10781)
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10779-10781)
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8010-8013)
Mr. Brady (TX) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8011-8013)
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8011-8013)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Secretary of the Treasury secretary of the treasury
Secretary of the Treasury secretary of the treasury
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Public Availability of Notices and Reports.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make any notice described in subsection (i)(1) or report described in subsection (j)(7) available for public inspection on the Internet
y notice described in subsection (i)(1) or report described in subsection (j)(7) available for public inspection on the Internet not later than 48 hours after such notice or report has been filed (in addition to such public availability as
y notice described in subsection (i)(1) or report described in subsection (j)(7) available for public inspection on the Internet not later than 48 hours after such notice or report has been filed (in addition to such public availability as
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![Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]](https://www.congress.gov/img/member/b000755_200.jpg)