HJRES 37 106th Congress House Taxation Congress Congressional voting Constitutional amendments Income tax Internal revenue law Law Legislation Tax rates

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.

Introduced: March 11, 1999 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

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Apr 15, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Apr 15, 1999

On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 229 - 199 (Roll no. 90).

Apr 15, 1999

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Apr 15, 1999

DEBATE - The House proceeded with three hours of debate on H.J. Res. 37.

Apr 15, 1999

Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 37 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. One motion to amend, if offered by the Minority Leader or his designee, shall be considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.

Apr 15, 1999

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 139. (consideration: CR H2068-2098)

Apr 15, 1999

Rule H. Res. 139 passed House.

Apr 14, 1999

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 139 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 37 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. One motion to amend, if offered by the Minority Leader or his designee, shall be considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.

Mar 29, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Mar 11, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 11, 1999

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Apr 15, 1999	House · vote #90	On Passage	Failed	229–199	See who voted →

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires that any bill, resolution, or other legislative measure changing the internal revenue laws shall require for final adoption in each House the concurrence of two-thirds of the Members of that House voting and present, unless the bill is determined at the time of adoption, in a reasonable manner prescribed by law, not to increase the internal revenue by more than a de minimis amount. States that for purposes of determining any increase, there shall be excluded any increase resulting from the lowering of an effective rate of any tax. Requires journal entry of any vote.

Permits the waiver of such requirement, for up to two years, if there is a declaration of war or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution which becomes law.

What's happening now April 15, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 9

Simpson, Michael K.

Idaho · Apr 15, 1999

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · Mar 11, 1999

Calvert, Ken

California · Mar 11, 1999

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · Mar 11, 1999

Lucas, Frank D.

Oklahoma · Mar 11, 1999

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Mar 11, 1999

Thune, John

South Dakota · Mar 11, 1999

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