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HJRES 245 103th Congress House Taxation Congressional voting Constitutional amendments Income tax Legislation Public debt Record votes Tax rates

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills increasing taxes.

Introduced: July 30, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 1994
See H.J.Res.103.
Aug 3, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Jul 30, 1993
Introduced in House
Jul 30, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires a three-fifths majority of the whole number of each House of the Congress before a bill increasing any revenue may pass.

Provides that total revenue of the United States Government for each fiscal year shall not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product and that any revenue in excess of this limit shall be used to reduce the public debt.

Authorizes a specific amount of additional revenue above such limit for the current or next fiscal year when a bill for this sole purpose is passed by a three-fifths majority of the whole number of each House of the Congress and becomes law.

Authorizes the Congress, upon the President's request, to waive the provisions of this joint resolution by a roll call vote for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. Requires any law that has the effect of increasing any revenue, if adopted when a waiver is in effect, to expire within two years after the law is adopted.

What's happening now March 17, 1994

See H.J.Res.103.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 19, 1993
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 30, 1993
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 30, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 245: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills increasing taxes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-245/
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"H.J. Res. 245: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills increasing taxes.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-245/.
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H.J. Res. 245, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-245/.
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