IA
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 111
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with
respect to tax limitations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 26, 1998
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr.
ANDREWS, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAKER, Mr.
BALLENGER, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr.
BASS, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BLUNT, Mr.
BOEHNER, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURR of North Carolina,
Mr. BRADY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BUYER, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr.
CALVERT, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CANNON, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr.
CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COBLE, Mr.
COBURN, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. COOK, Mr.
COOKSEY, Mr. COX of California, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. CUBIN,
Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. DANNER, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DELAY, Mr.
DICKEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. DUNN, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. EWING, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
FOWLER, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr.
GALLEGLY, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GINGRICH,
Mr. GOODE, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. GORDON, Mr.
GRAHAM, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTERT,
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr.
HERGER, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. HUNTER,
Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. JEN-
KINS, Mr. JOHN, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. KASICH,
Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KIM, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. KLUG, Mr.
KNOLLENBERG, MR. LAHOOD, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LEWIS
of California, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LUCAS of Okla-
homa, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. METCALF, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCCRERY,
Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MICA,
Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. NEUMANN,
Mr. NEY, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PACKARD,
Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PARKER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PAXON, Mr. PETERSON of
Pennsylvania, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. PITTS, Mr. POMBO, Mr. PORTER, Ms.
PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. QUINN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr.
RIGGS, Mr. RILEY, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr.
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ROYCE, Mr. RYUN, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SCAR-
BOROUGH, Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SKEEN, Mr.
SMITH of Michigan, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mrs.
LINDA SMITH of Washington, Mr. SNOWBARGER, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr.
SOUDER, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUMP, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr.
TALENT, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. TAYLOR of North
Carolina, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. UPTON, Mr.
WAMP, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. WELDON of Florida,
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WICK-
ER, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following joint resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States with respect to tax limitations.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the follow-
ing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents
and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by
the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States with-
in seven years after the date of its submission for ratifica-
tion:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. A bill to increase the internal revenue
shall require for final adoption in each House the concur-
rence of two-thirds of the whole number of that House,
unless that bill is determined at the time of adoption, in