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HRES 959 111th Congress House Congress House of Representatives Income tax rates Legislative rules and procedure

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a regulation of individual activity disguised as a tax.

Introduced: December 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Dec 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Dec 9, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider legislation carrying an increase in the amount of tax imposed on individuals under chapter 1 (Normal Taxes and Surtaxes) of the Internal Revenue Code if: (1) such tax is determined by reference (directly or indirectly) to the taxpayer's gross income; and (2) imposition is based solely on the taxpayer's violation of a condition.

What's happening now December 9, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 9, 2010
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 2, 2010
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jan 27, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 13, 2010
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Dec 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 959: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a regulation of individual activity disguised as a tax.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-959/
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"H. Res. 959: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a regulation of individual activity disguised as a tax.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-959/.
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H. Res. 959, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-959/.
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