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110TH CONGRESS REPT. 110–584 " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session Part 2 

TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 

2008 

APRIL 14, 2008.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. RANGEL, from the Committee on Ways and Means, 

submitted the following 

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT 

[To accompany H.R. 5719] 

In lieu of the results of rollcalls that were inserted in House Report 110–584: 

III. VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE 

In compliance with clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the following statements are made concerning the vote of the Committee on Ways and Means in its consideration of H.R. 5719, the ‘‘Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008.’’ 

MOTION TO REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS 

The Chairman’s Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, as 

amended, was ordered favorably reported by a rollcall vote of 23 

yeas and 17 nays (with a quorum being present). The vote was as 

follows: 

Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present 

Mr. Rangel ............................ X ............ .............. Mr. McCrery .......................... ............ X ..............

Mr. Stark ............................... X ............ .............. Mr. Herger ............................ ............ X ..............

Mr. Levin ............................... X ............ .............. Mr. Camp ............................. ............ X ..............

Mr. McDermott ...................... X ............ .............. Mr. Ramstad ........................ ............ X ..............

Mr. Lewis (GA) ...................... X ............ .............. Mr. Johnson .......................... ............ X ..............

Mr. Neal ................................ X ............ .............. Mr. English ........................... ............ X ..............

Mr. McNulty ........................... X ............ .............. Mr. Weller ............................. ............ X ..............

Mr. Tanner ............................ X ............ .............. Mr. Hulshof .......................... ............ X ..............

Mr. Becerra ........................... X ............ .............. Mr. Lewis (KY) ...................... ............ X ..............

Mr. Doggett ........................... X ............ .............. Mr. Brady ............................. ............ X ..............

Mr. Pomeroy .......................... X ............ .............. Mr. Reynolds ........................ ............ X ..............

Ms. Tubbs Jones ................... X ............ .............. Mr. Ryan ............................... ............ X ..............


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Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present 

Mr. Thompson ....................... X ............ .............. Mr. Cantor ............................ ............ X ..............

Mr. Larson ............................. ........... ............ .............. Mr. Linder ............................. ............ X ..............

Mr. Emanuel ......................... X ............ .............. Mr. Nunes ............................. ............ X ..............

Mr. Blumenauer .................... X ............ .............. Mr. Tiberi .............................. ............ X ..............

Mr. Kind ................................ X ............ .............. Mr. Porter ............................. ............ X ..............

Mr. Pascrell ........................... X ............ ..............

Ms. Berkley ........................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Crowley ........................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Van Hollen ...................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Meek ............................... X ............ ..............

Ms. Schwartz ........................ X ............ ..............

Mr. Davis .............................. X ............ ..............

VOTES ON AMENDMENTS 

A rollcall vote was conducted on the following amendments to the 

Chairman’s Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute. 

An amendment by Mr. Herger which would replace Section 4 of 

the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, dealing 

with the application of the 3 percent withholding requirement on 

payments to government contractors, was defeated by a vote of 17 

yeas and 23 nays. The vote was as follows: 

Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present 

Mr. Rangel ............................ ............ X .............. Mr. McCrery .......................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Stark ............................... ............ X .............. Mr. Herger ............................ X ............ ..............

Mr. Levin ............................... ............ X .............. Mr. Camp ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. McDermott ...................... ............ X .............. Mr. Ramstad ........................ X ............ ..............

Mr. Lewis (GA) ...................... ............ X .............. Mr. Johnson .......................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Neal ................................ ............ X .............. Mr. English ........................... X ............ ..............

Mr. McNulty ........................... ............ X .............. Mr. Weller ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Tanner ............................ ............ X .............. Mr. Hulshof .......................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Becerra ........................... ............ X .............. Mr. Lewis (KY) ...................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Doggett ........................... ............ X .............. Mr. Brady ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Pomeroy .......................... ............ X .............. Mr. Reynolds ........................ X ............ ..............

Ms. Tubbs Jones ................... ............ X .............. Mr. Ryan ............................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Thompson ....................... ............ X .............. Mr. Cantor ............................ X ............ ..............

Mr. Larson ............................. ............ ........... .............. Mr. Linder ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Emanuel ......................... ............ X .............. Mr. Nunes ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Blumenauer .................... ............ X .............. Mr. Tiberi .............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Kind ................................ ............ X .............. Mr. Porter ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Pascrell ........................... ............ X ..............

Ms. Berkley ........................... ............ X ..............

Mr. Crowley ........................... ............ X ..............

Mr. Van Hollen ...................... ............ X ..............

Mr. Meek ............................... ............ X ..............

Ms. Schwartz ........................ ............ X ..............

Mr. Davis .............................. ............ X ..............

An amendment by Mr. Brady and Mr. Reynolds which would 

strike Section 14 of the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act 

of 2008 (H.R. 5719) to retain the statutory authority that allows 

the IRS to enter into qualified collection contracts with private collections agencies (PCS). These PCA(s) would locate and contact taxpayers with outstanding tax liabilities, as well as arrange for payment of those outstanding taxes to the IRS by the taxpayer. The 

amendment was defeated by a vote of 18 yeas and 22 nays. The 

vote was as follows: 

Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present 

Mr. Rangel ............................ ........... X .............. Mr. McCrery .......................... X ............ ..............


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Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present 

Mr. Stark ............................... ........... X .............. Mr. Herger ............................ X ............ ..............

Mr. Levin ............................... ........... X .............. Mr. Camp ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. McDermott ...................... ........... X .............. Mr. Ramstad ........................ X ............ ..............

Mr. Lewis (GA) ...................... ........... X .............. Mr. Johnson .......................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Neal ................................ ........... X .............. Mr. English ........................... X ............ ..............

Mr. McNulty ........................... ........... X .............. Mr. Weller ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Tanner ............................ X ........... .............. Mr. Hulshof .......................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Becerra ........................... ........... X .............. Mr. Lewis (KY) ...................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Doggett ........................... ........... X .............. Mr. Brady ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Pomeroy .......................... ........... X .............. Mr. Reynolds ........................ X ............ ..............

Ms. Tubbs Jones ................... ........... X .............. Mr. Ryan ............................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Thompson ....................... ........... X .............. Mr. Canton ........................... X ............ ..............

Mr. Larson ............................. ........... ........... .............. Mr. Linder ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Emanuel ......................... ........... X .............. Mr. Nunes ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Blumenauer .................... ........... X .............. Mr. Tiberi .............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Kind ................................ ........... X .............. Mr. Porter ............................. X ............ ..............

Mr. Pascrell ........................... ........... X ..............

Ms. Berkley ........................... ........... X ..............

Mr. Crowley ........................... ........... X ..............

Mr. Van Hollen ...................... ........... X ..............

Mr. Meek ............................... ........... X ..............

Ms. Schwartz ........................ ........... X ..............

Mr. Davis .............................. ........... X ..............

An amendment by Mr. Ryan would strike Section 17 of the Manager’s Amendment, requiring Health Savings Account holders to report on the distributions from these accounts was defeated by a roll 

call vote of 16 yeas and 24 nays. The vote was as follows: 

Representatives Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present 

Mr. Rangel ............................ ........... X .............. Mr. McCrery .......................... X ............ .............

Mr. Stark ............................... ........... X .............. Mr. Herger ............................ X ............ .............

Mr. Levin ............................... ........... X .............. Mr. Camp ............................. X ............ .............

Mr. McDermott ...................... ........... X .............. Mr. Ramstad ........................ X ............ .............

Mr. Lewis (GA) ...................... ........... X .............. Mr. Johnson .......................... X ............ .............

Mr. Neal ................................ ........... X .............. Mr. English ........................... X ............

Mr. McNulty ........................... ........... X .............. Mr. Weller ............................. X ............ .............

Mr. Tanner ............................ ........... X .............. Mr. Hulshof .......................... X ............ .............

Mr. Becerra ........................... ........... X .............. Mr. Lewis (KY) ...................... X ............ .............

Mr. Doggett ........................... ........... X .............. Mr. Brady ............................. X ............ .............

Mr. Pomeroy .......................... ........... X .............. Mr. Reynolds ........................ X ............ .............

Ms. Tubbs Jones ................... ........... X .............. Mr. Ryan ............................... X ............ .............

Mr. Thompson ....................... ........... X .............. Mr. Canton ........................... X ............ .............

Mr. Larson ............................. ........... ........... .............. Mr. Linder ............................. X ............ .............

Mr. Emanuel ......................... ........... X .............. Mr. Nunes ............................. X ............ .............

Mr. Blumenauer .................... ........... X .............. Mr. Tiberi .............................. X ............ .............

Mr. Kind ................................ ........... X .............. Mr. Porter ............................. ........... X .............

Mr. Pascrell ........................... ........... X ..............

Ms. Berkley ........................... ........... X ..............

Mr. Crowley ........................... ........... X ..............

Mr. Van Hollen ...................... ........... X ..............

Mr. Meek ............................... ........... X ..............

Ms. Schwartz ........................ ........... X ..............

Mr. Davis .............................. ........... X ..............

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