[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 430 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 430

   To require a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate to pass any bill 
                           increasing taxes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 24 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. Mack (for himself and Mr. McCain) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate to pass any bill 
                           increasing taxes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Fairness and Accountability Act 
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. SUPERMAJORITY REQUIREMENT IN THE SENATE.

    In the Senate, any bill or amendment increasing revenue shall be 
considered and approved only by an affirmative vote by three-fifths of 
the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 STRIKING 60-
              VOTE REQUIREMENT FOR REVENUE REDUCTION.

    Section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following: ``Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act or any other law, a bill, resolution, or 
amendment that reduces revenues may be considered and approved by a 
simple majority of the Senate.''.

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