Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 22 Introduced in House (IH)] 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 22 Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2015 Mr. Rice of South Carolina submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness. Whereas Congress should conclude a Contract with America to restore American competitiveness; Whereas a Contract with America should include a roadmap to move American competitiveness forward; and Whereas Drs. Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin have developed an eight-point plan to restore American competitiveness: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House that a Contract with America should include a roadmap to restore American competitiveness by-- (1) simplifying the corporate tax structure with lower statutory rates and no loopholes; (2) taxing overseas profits earned by American multinational companies only where they are earned; (3) easing the immigration of highly skilled individuals; (4) responsibly developing America's shale-gas and oil reserves; (5) aggressively addressing distortions and abuses in the international trading system; (6) improving American logistics, communications, and energy infrastructure; (7) simplifying and streamlining Federal regulation; and (8) creating a sustainable Federal budget, including entitlement reform.