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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1131

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a three-fifths

majority vote in the House of Representatives and in the Senate to

pass any bill increasing taxes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 24, 1993

Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACHUS of Alabama, Mr. BAKER

of Louisiana, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARTLETT

of Maryland, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr.

BLUTE, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BUYER, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. COBLE,

Mr. COMBEST, Mr. COX, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr.

DELAY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. EMERSON,

Mr. EVERETT, Mr. EWING, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mrs.

FOWLER, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GALLO, Mr.

GILCHREST, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. GOSS, Mr. GRAMS, Mr.

HANCOCK, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HUTCHINSON,

Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KASICH, Mr. KIM, Mr. KING, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr.

KLUG, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. KYL, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. MANZULLO,

Mr. MCCANDLESS, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.

MCKEON, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MICA, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr.

MYERS of Indiana, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PAXON, Mr. PETRI, Mr. POMBO,

Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. QUINN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr.

ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROTH, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. SCHAEFER,

Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr.

SMITH of Oregon, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Ms.

SNOWE, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUMP, Mr.

SUNDQUIST, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming,

Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WALKER, Mr. WELDON, Mr. YOUNG

of Alaska, Mr. ZELIFF, and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Rules
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•HR 1131 IH

A BILL

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require

a three-fifths majority vote in the House of Representatives and in the Senate to pass any bill increasing taxes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tax Fairness and

5 Accountability Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. SUPERMAJORITY REQUIREMENT.

7 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Title III of the Congressional

8 Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting at the end

9 the following new section:

10 ‘‘SUPERMAJORITY REQUIREMENT TO RAISE TAXES

11 ‘‘SEC. 314. Any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or

12 conference report that increases the tax rate, the tax base,

13 or the amount of income subject to tax, or decreases a

14 deduction, exclusion, or credit shall be approved in the

15 House of Representatives and in the Senate only by an

16 affirmative vote of three-fifths of its Members, duly chosen

17 and sworn.’’.

18 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents

19 set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and

20 Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by insert21 ing after the item relating to section 313 the following

22 new item:
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‘‘Sec. 314. Supermajority requirement to raise taxes.’’.

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