[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 57 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 57

 To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-
fifths majority on passage of any bill, amendment, or conference report 
                        that increases revenues.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 1993

 Mr. Solomon submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-
fifths majority on passage of any bill, amendment, or conference report 
                        that increases revenues.

    Resolved, 

SECTION l. SUPER-MAJORITY REQUIREMENT OF LEGISLATION RAISING TAXES.

    (a) Rule XXI.--Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by inserting at the end the following new 
clause:
    ``9. It shall not be in order in the House to agree to any bill, 
joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that increases 
revenues, except by a vote of three-fifths of the Members voting, a 
quorum being present.''.
    (b) Rule XLIX.--Clause 1 of rule XLIX of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by inserting before the first 
        comma the following: ``and if the three-fifths vote requirement 
        of the next sentence is satisfied''; and
            (2) in the second sentence by inserting before the period 
        at the end the following: ``, but only if agreed to in the 
        House by at least three-fifths of the Members voting, a quorum 
        being present''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION.

    The last sentence of clause 4(b) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by inserting before the period the 
following: ``; nor shall it report any rule or order which would waive 
the requirement of clause 9 of rule XXI to any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report.''.

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