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A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the consideration of retroactive tax increases.

Introduced: March 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 18, 1999
Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
Mar 18, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2948-2949)
Mar 18, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, that includes a retroactive Federal income tax rate increase.

What's happening now March 18, 1999

Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 665: A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the consideration of retroactive tax increases.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-665/
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S. 665, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-665/.
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