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afmatt
10-01-2008, 06:31 PM
I know the senate version isnt up yet - I'm having a brain fart, where can I find the house version?

billjarrett
10-01-2008, 07:02 PM
Senate version: http://www.c-span.org/pdf/hr1424_100108.pdf

I think pages 1 - 113 is the "bailout amendment", the rest is the bill they tacked it on to. Theres some gems in there if you look, like:

p. 300

20 SEC. 503. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAX FOR CERTAIN
21 WOODEN ARROWS DESIGNED FOR USE BY
22 CHILDREN.
23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 4161(b)
24 is amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub
1 paragraph (C) and by inserting after subparagraph (A)
2 the following new subparagraph:
3 ‘‘(B) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN WOODEN
4 ARROW SHAFTS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not
5 apply to any shaft consisting of all natural
6 wood with no laminations or artificial means of
7 enhancing the spine of such shaft (whether sold
8 separately or incorporated as part of a finished
9 or unfinished product) of a type used in the
10 manufacture of any arrow which after its as11
sembly—
12 ‘‘(i) measures 5⁄16 of an inch or less in
13 diameter, and
14 ‘‘(ii) is not suitable for use with a bow
15 described in paragraph (1)(A).’’.
16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
17 this section shall apply to shafts first sold after the date
18 of enactment of this Act.


‘‘(4) TOP-LOADING CLOTHES WASHER.—The
4 term ‘top-loading clothes washer’ means a clothes
5 washer which has the clothes container compartment
6 access located on the top of the machine and which
7 operates on a vertical axis.’’.


12 ‘‘(ii) ELECTRONIC SCRAP.—For pur13
poses of clause (i), the term ‘electronic
14 scrap’ means—
15 ‘‘(I) any cathode ray tube, flat
16 panel screen, or similar video display
17 device with a screen size greater than
18 4 inches measured diagonally, or
19 ‘‘(II) any central processing unit.


(I can't take credit for reading and finding these though, got them off tickerforum)