IA
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 106
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require
three-fifths majorities for bills increasing taxes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1995
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr.
SHADEGG, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ARMEY,
Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr.
BALLENGER, Mr. BARR, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BARTLETT of
Maryland, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BONILLA, Mr.
BROWNBACK, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr. BUNN of Oregon, Mr.
BUNNING of Kentucky, Mr. BURR, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAL-
LAHAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs.
CHENOWETH, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CHRYSLER, Mr. COBLE, Mr.
COBURN, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. COX of California, Mr.
CRANE, Mr. CREMEANS, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. DANNER,
Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DORNAN, Mr.
DUNCAN, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. EMERSON, MR. ENGLISH of
Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr.
FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. FRANKS of Con-
necticut, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. FRISA, Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mr.
GALLEGLY, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. GOSS, Mr.
GRAHAM, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTERT,
Mr. HASTINGS
of Washington, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr.
HEFLEY, Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HOEKSTRA,
MR. HOKE, Mr. HORN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. INGLIS of
South Carolina, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES,
Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KING, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr.
LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr.
LIGHTFOOT, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MANZULLO,
Mr. MARTINI, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.
MCINNIS, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. METCALF, Mr. MICA, Mr.
MILLER of Florida, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NEUMANN, Mr. NEY, Mr. NOR-
WOOD, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PARKER, Mr. PAXON, Mr. PETERSON of Min-
nesota, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. QUINN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr.
RIGGS, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SALMON, Mr.
SANFORD, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mrs.
SEASTRAND, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. SMITH of Texas,
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Mrs. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. SPENCE,
Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. STUMP, Mr. TALENT, Mr. TATE, Mr.
TAUZIN, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. TIAHRT,
Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, Mr. WAMP, Mr.
WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. WELDON of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WICKER, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr.
ZELIFF) 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 to require three-fifths majorities for bills increas-
ing taxes.
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 fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution 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 within seven years after the date of its submission
for ratification:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. Any bill to levy a new tax or increase
the rate or base of any tax may pass only by a three-
fifths majority of the whole number of each House of Con-
gress.
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‘‘SECTION 2. The Congress may waive section 1 when
a declaration of war is in effect. The Congress may also
waive section 1 when the United States is engaged in mili-
tary conflict which causes an imminent and serious threat
to national security and is so declared by a joint resolu-
tion, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each
House, which becomes law. Any provision of law which
would, standing alone, be subject to section 1 but for this
section and which becomes law pursuant to such a waiver
shall be effective for not longer than 2 years.
‘‘SECTION 3. All votes taken by the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate under this article shall be deter-
mined by yeas and nays and the names of persons voting
for and against shall be entered on the Journal of each
House respectively.’’.
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