Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Rep. Dingell's Manager's Amendments to House Bill

Late Tuesday, House Democrats, led by Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) released a manager's amendment to the recently released House bill, H.R. 3962.

The Wall Street Journal reports:
The appearance of the amendment, which contains an array of minor changes to the bill as it was originally written, means that Democrats have posted all legislative text related to the bill online. In keeping with their pledge to allow 72 hours for citizens and lawmakers to examine the bill, House Democrats could now bring up the measure for a vote later this week.
Included in the amendment is a provision to raise $24 billion by shutting down a biofuels tax credit, which helps fill a revenue hole that will keep the bill budget-neutral over 10 years.

Read the complete WSJ article here.

The text of the manager's amendment can be found here.

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