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State-by-State Numbers on the State and Local Tax Deduction
November 14, 2017
State-by-State Numbers on the State and Local Tax Deduction

Compiled by the Ways and Means Committee Democrats using IRS 2015 tax data

STATE# of Households Claiming SALT Deduction% of Households Claiming SALTAverage SALT Deduction
United States44,318,46029.6$12,471
Alabama529,75025.8$5,919
Alaska77,61021.4$4,932
Arizona
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115th Congress Motions to Recommit
January 10, 2017
What is a Motion to Recommit with Instructions? The motion to recommit with instructions provides one final chance to amend a bill before it is passed by the full House of Representatives. The Rules of the 112th and 113th Congress provide for a motion to recommit with instructions "forthwith," meaning the House must immediately vote on the bill, as amended, if the motion to recommit is adopted.

Does a Motion to Recommit with Instructions Kill the Bill? The answer is no. Under Republican control in the 112th and 113th Congress, the Rules of the House were adopted on January 3, 2013 by a vote of 228-196 (Roll Call #6, First Session). Those Rules state that a motion to recommit with instructions is NOT sent back to committee.

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115th Congress Previous Questions
January 10, 2017

What is a Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule? 

Defeating the previous question gives the minority party the opportunity to decide what bill or amendments the House will consider. When the motion for the previous question is defeated, control of the time passes to the Member who led the opposition to ordering the previous question. That Member, because he or she then controls the time, may offer an amendment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of amendment. In essence, defeat of the previous question gives the minority party control of the floor and of the schedule for the U.S. House of Representatives, pertaining to the Rule that is being debated.

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114th Congress Motions to Recommit
December 31, 2014
The motion to recommit with instructions provides one final chance to amend a bill before it is passed by the full House of Representatives.
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114th Congress Previous Questions
December 5, 2014
Defeating the previous question gives the minority party the opportunity to decide what bill or amendments the House will consider.
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113th Congress Motions To Recommit
January 23, 2013
The motion to recommit with instructions provides one final chance to amend a bill before it is passed by the full House of Representatives. The Rules of the 112th and 113th Congress provide for a motion to recommit with instructions “forthwith,” meaning the House must immediately vote on the bill, as amended, if the motion to recommit is adopted.
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113th Congress Previous Questions
January 23, 2013
Defeating the previous question gives the minority party the opportunity to decide what bill or amendments the House will consider.
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112th Congress Motions To Recommit
October 4, 2012
The motion to recommit with instructions provides one final chance to amend a bill before it is passed by the full House of Representatives. The Rules of the 112th Congress provide for a motion to recommit with instructions “forthwith,” meaning the House must immediately vote on the bill, as amended, if the motion to recommit is adopted.
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112th Congress Previous Questions
October 3, 2012
Defeating the previous question gives the minority party the opportunity to decide what bill or amendments the House will consider.