HB 24-12: Implementing a Border Adjustment Tax Act (Final Vote)

[Sestak]

What's the procedure for ongoing votes at the beginning of a new Congress? Is the dean now responsible for closing the vote that thumb opened, given a new Speaker hasn't been elected and thumb is no longer a representative?

Also do the votes of new members override the votes of departing ones who occupied the same seat? Can't find any info on this in the House rules. If so, then ted and sev's votes override thumb's and spiral's.

Re: closing the votes; iirc only the Senate gives interim power to the dean, so the next speaker should close it upon election. I suppose I could also do it but would have to be under suspension of rules w no one objecting.


Re: votes that go through the changeover; yes, the replacements override.

[Sestak]

I declare the voting period on this bill closed.

Passed

3-2-2-2

Implementing a Border Adjustment Tax Act

An Act to implement an Border Adjustment Tax

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled:

Section 1: BAT Rate

- A Border Adjustment Tax of 20% shall be implemented

Section 2: Tax Credit for Certain Types of Business Owners

- Owners of Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, and LLC's will receive a $1000 Dollar Tax Credit

- Tax credits will begin to phase out for businesses making $300,000 or more, decreasing by $50 for each additional $10,000 increment of income, and will fully phase out for businesses making over $500,000

House of Representatives:
Passed the House of Representatives 3-2-2-2

Hold up, hold up, hold up.

I'm not entirely sure this count is an accurate one...

As Encke mentioned, Ted and Sev's votes NAY override thumb and Spiral's AYEs.

You and OSR (replaced by Cao) are the only Ayes. Sev and Ted are counted Nay. Cinyc's abstain carries over since HCP didn't vote so he and Encke are Abstains. Razze, Leinad/Gracile, and RC (too late) did not cast votes.

Thus the count should be a tie; 2-2-2 with 3 NV.


Because of RC's late vote plus the desire not to cause a fiasco re succession of seats, I'll cast the tiebreaking vote Aye. I will note that I agree with Encke that this bill is not close to passable form, but hopefully the Senate can try to do something with it. If I were to have to tiebreak this exact text again in the Senate, I would vote against.