Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1449) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9495) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to postpone tax deadlines and reimburse paid late fees for United States nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad, to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · November 19, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
This is a procedural House rule that sets the terms for debating and voting on two separate bills. It allows the House to take up H.R. 1449, which would amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to require more frequent federal geothermal lease sales and mandate replacement sales when leases expire or are cancelled, affecting companies seeking to develop geothermal energy on federal lands. The rule limits debate on this bill to one hour, allows only specific pre-approved amendments listed in the Rules Committee report, and waives certain procedural objections to speed up consideration. It also sets up consideration of H.R. 9495, a tax bill that would give Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad more time to file taxes and reimbursement for late fees, while also allowing the government to revoke tax-exempt status from nonprofit organizations found to support terrorism. For this second bill, the rule allows one hour of debate and adopts the Ways and Means Committee's amended version as the base text for the House floor vote. The resolution itself does not create new law but simply governs how and when these two bills will be debated and voted on in the House.
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