United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 959 (111th)
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a regulation of individual activity disguised as a tax.
Introduced
9 December 2009
Last action
9 December 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sponsors
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider legislation carrying an increase in the amount of tax imposed on individuals under chapter 1 (Normal Taxes and Surtaxes) of the Internal Revenue Code if: (1) such tax is determined by reference (directly or indirectly) to the taxpayer's gross income; and (2) imposition is based solely on the taxpayer's violation of a condition.
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Timeline
9 December 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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9 December 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 December 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 December 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/959
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hres/959
- us · 111-hres-959 · source updated 7 April 2025