HJRES 111 · 105th Congress · Taxation

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.

Introduced 1998-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(1998-04-22)

Recorded Votes

FailedHouse · 1998-04-22
Roll #102
Yea 238Nay 186
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 1998-04-22
Roll #102
Yea 238Nay 186
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Requires that a bill to increase the internal revenue shall laws shall require for final adoption in each House the concurrence of two-thirds of the whole of the number of that House, unless the bill does not increase the internal revenue by more than a de minimis amount. Permits the waiver of such requirement, for up to two years, if there is a declaration of war or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution which becomes law.…

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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans