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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must be replaced with a new, low, single-rate system that is simple and fair, allowing the Internal Revenue Service, as we…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must be replaced with a new, low, single-rate system that is simple and fair, allowing the Internal Revenue Service, as we know it, to be abolished.

Introduced: July 1, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Internal Revenue Service, as we know it, must be abolished, and the Internal Revenue Code must be replaced with a new, simple, and fair tax system that reduces taxes and applies a single, low rate to all Americans; and (2) the President should submit to Congress a comprehensive proposal to reform the Internal Revenue Code by April 1, 2000.
What's happening now July 1, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 1, 1999
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 1, 1999
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 1, 1999
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 1, 1999
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 1, 1999
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 1, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 148: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must be replaced with a new, low, single-rate system that is simple and fair, allowing the Internal Revenue Service, as we know it, to be abolished.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-148/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 148: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must be replaced with a new, low, single-rate system that is simple and fair, allowing the Internal Revenue Service, as we know it, to be abolished.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-148/.
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H. Con. Res. 148, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-148/.
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[H. Con. Res. 148: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must be replaced with a new, low, single-rate system that is simple and fair, allowing the Internal Revenue Service, as we know it, to be abolished.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-148/)
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