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
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Dec 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Dec 9, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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