H.R. 6423: To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to offset the cost of payments to States and counties under such Act, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 6423: To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to offset the cost of payments to States and counties under such Act, and for other purposes.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-12-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-12-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to offset the cost of payments to States and counties under such Act, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-determination Act of 2000 to extend the Act through FY2007. Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to temporarily accelerate the effective date (makes withholding effective for 2007) for the imposition of certain withholding on payments made by federal, state, and local governments for property or services. Excludes during such period payments to: (1) businesses that employed fewer than 50 employees during the preceding taxable year; and (2) state and local governments.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to offset the cost of payments to States and counties under such Act, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · 6 cosponsors
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Mike Thompson (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6423.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr6423 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109