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

Summary

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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Timeline

1. 26 February 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 February 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 February 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 March 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

   Source: Committee

5. 21 April 1998

   Reported

   Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 407 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 111 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. A specified amendment is in order. One motion to amend shall be in order, if offered by the Minority Leader. The amendment, if offered, shall be considered as read and debatable for one hour. The amendment printed in the report accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adoptd.

   Source: Floor

6. 22 April 1998

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

7. 22 April 1998

   Vote

   On passage Failed by recorded vote (2/3 required): 238 - 186 (Roll No. 102).

   Source: Floor

8. 22 April 1998

   Vote

   Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On passage Failed by recorded vote (2/3 required): 238 - 186 (Roll No. 102).

   Source: Floor

9. 22 April 1998

   Floor

   Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 407. (consideration: CR H2135-2164)

   Source: Floor

10. 22 April 1998

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 111 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. A specified amendment is in order. One motion to amend shall be in order, if offered by the Minority Leader. The amendment, if offered, shall be considered as read and debatable for one hour. The amendment printed in the report accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted.

    Source: Floor

11. 22 April 1998

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

12. 22 April 1998

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 407 passed House.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
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• Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
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• Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
• related to → Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 111) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
• amends ← An amendment, considered as having been adopted pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 407, to amend section 1 of the joint resolution to read as follows: "Section 1. Any bill, resolution, or other legislative measure changing the internal revenue laws shall require for final adoption in each House the concurrence of two-thirds of the Members of that House voting and present, unless that bill is determiend at the time of adoption, in a reasonable manner prescribed by law, not to increase the internal revenue by more than a de minimis amount. For the purposes of determining any increase in the internal revenue under this section, there shall be excluded any increase resulting from the lowering of an effective rate of any tax. On any vote for which the concurrence of two-thirds is required under this article, the yeas and nays of the Members of either House shall be entered on the journal fo that House.