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House Calendar No. 136 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 941 
[Report No. 111–350] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4154) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order 
to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on 
many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate 
tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2009 
Mr. POLIS of Colorado, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4154) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new 
carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases 
and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more 
estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the 
estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for other 
purposes. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
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4154) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent 
tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens 
on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to 
retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and 
for other purposes. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The bill shall be considered 
as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening 
motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion 
to recommit. 
SEC. 2. In the engrossment of H.R. 4154, the Clerk 
shall— 
(a) add the text of H.R. 2920, as passed by the 
House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 4154; 
(b) conform the title of H.R. 4154 to reflect the addi-
tion to the engrossment of the text of H.R. 2920; 
(c) assign appropriate designations to provisions 
within the engrossment; and 
(d) conform provisions for short titles within the en-
grossment. 
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House Calendar No. 136 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 941 
[Report No. 111–350] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4154) 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to 
prevent tax increases and the imposition of com-
pliance burdens on many more estates than 
would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate 
tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 2, 2009 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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