105th Congress > House > Vote 76

Date: 1997-04-15

Result: 233-190 (Failed)

Clerk session vote number: 78

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget General Interest

Bill number: HJRES62

Question: On Passage

Description: Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment

Bill summary: Constitutional Amendment - Requires that a bill to change the internal revenue laws shall require for final adoption in each House the concurrence of two-thirds of the whole of the number of that House, unless the bill does not increase the internal revenue by more than a de minimis amount. 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 (...show more) security and is so declared by a joint resolution which becomes law.

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

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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