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.

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 97-455.

Became Public Law No: 97-455.

Measure Signed in Senate.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

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

Conference Report 97-985 Filed in House.

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

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

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

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

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

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

Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendment to Senate Amendment 001.

House Insisted on its Amendment to Senate Amendment 001.

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

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

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

Senate disagreed to House amendments to Senate Amendment No. 1 by Voice Vote.

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

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

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

Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments 002, 003, 004 by Voice Vote.

House Disagreed to Senate Amendments 002, 003, 004 by Voice Vote.

Considered by Senate.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

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

Passed House by Voice Vote.

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

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

Placed on Union Calendar No: 516.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported.

Introduced in House

Introduced in House

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.