United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 2 (106th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require two-thirds majorities for increasing taxes.
Introduced
19 January 1999
Last action
23 March 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.
Sponsors
Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Sen. Thompson, Fred [R-TN], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL]
Subjects
Defence, Rule of law, Taxation
Source updated
10 August 2026
Defence · Rule of law · Taxation
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires a two-thirds vote of each House of the Congress in order to pass any bill levying a new tax or increasing the rate or base of any tax. Allows the Congress to waive that requirement during war or certain military conflict. Requires all votes under this Amendment to be by yeas and nays and the names of persons voting for and against to be entered in the Journal of each House.
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Timeline
19 January 1999
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
19 January 1999
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S706-707)
Source: IntroReferral
19 January 1999
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 1999
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 19 January 1999 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thompson, Fred [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/2
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/sjres/2
- us · 106-sjres-2 · source updated 10 August 2026