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If an account manager is on the phone with a customer who is confused about a bill , the billing specialist for that account is just across the desk and available to help . But another bill , which pays incentives to small districts that merge , still might force many small school districts out of business . Another reason that Graham and Schumer delayed consideration of their legislation was the introduction of another bill , S2467 , by Senate Finance Committee chairman Charles Grassley and ranking Democrat Max Baucus . This bill , as its name suggests , is thoroughly modern . Click here for an aging , but still relevant , report outlining options for simplifying the Iowa income tax.In advance of the final vote on this bill , the Iowa Policy Project issued a terrific report that systematically dismantled anti-tax arguments that tax-motivated seniors were fleeing the state . This is yet another bill , in a long line dating back to the Communications Decency Act and the Child Online Protection Act , that attempts to curtail free expression online by raising the specter of child abuse . It 's not that noxious a bill , after all , and probably not one that 's worth going to the mattresses over solely on its merits . The House recently passed a bill , known as the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act , that included an amendment to allow religious organizations to compete for some federal housing money . Mr. Chairman , as the Committee considers the action it may take with respect to this bill , we urge that the potential for unnecessary duplication of effort and the other concerns we have noted be recognized . I did n't even introduce a bill , or say that I was going to introduce a bill . I wonder how you feel about this bill , or if you have had the opportunity to give thought to the way this bill does or does not include children either as victims of domestic violence or as witnesses of domestic violence . Markup Reports provide detailed coverage of every bill , along with roll call votes on amendments and final action . Governor Christine Todd Whitman and the legislators whom we have elected to swear to uphold the law have not only violated it with this bill , but are guilty of high treason , and should be punished with political death . Democrats gambled that the Republicans , in order to get a bill , would have to meet liberals halfway . " No bill , resolution , amendment , motion , or conference report , dealing with any matter which is within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget of either House shall be considered in that House unless it is a bill or resolution which has been reported by the Committee on the Budget of that House ( or from the consideration of which such committee has been discharged ) or unless it is an amendment to such a bill or resolution .