Constitutional Amendment - Requires that 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 the bill is determined 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. States that for purposes of determining any increase, there shall be excluded any increase resulting from the lowering of an effective rate of any tax. Requires journal entry of any vote.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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.
Rule H. Res. 407 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 407. (consideration: CR H2135-2164)
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 407, the House proceeded with 3 hours of general debate.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the joint resolution and announced that, by voice vote, the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Scott requested a recorded vote and further proceedings were postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2170-2171)
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On passage Failed by recorded vote (2/3 required): 238 - 186 (Roll No. 102).
Roll Call #102 (House)On passage Failed by recorded vote (2/3 required): 238 - 186 (Roll No. 102).
Roll Call #102 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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