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HRES 42 99th Congress House

A bill expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no major tax act enacted by the Congress should take effect until the year after the year in which it is enacted or should apply to…

Official title: A bill expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no major tax act enacted by the Congress should take effect until the year after the year in w… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no major tax act enacted by the Congress should take effect until the year after the year in which it is enacted or should apply to transactions entered into or property placed in service before the effective date of the act.

Introduced: March 27, 1985 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 99th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 4, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 4, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that no change in Federal tax law enacted by the Congress should: (1) apply to any taxable year beginning before the end of the calendar year in which enacted; or (2) apply to investigations made, transactions entered into, or property placed in service before the effective date of such change.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 27, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 42: A bill expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no major tax act enacted by the Congress should take effect until the year after the year in which it is enacted or should apply to transactions entered into or property placed in service before the effective date of the act.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-42/
MLA
"H. Res. 42: A bill expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no major tax act enacted by the Congress should take effect until the year after the year in which it is enacted or should apply to transactions entered into or property placed in service before the effective date of the act.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-42/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 42, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-42/.
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[H. Res. 42: A bill expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no major tax act enacted by the Congress should take effect until the year after the year in which it is enacted or should apply to transactions entered into or property placed in service before the effective date of the act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-42/)
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