[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 815 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 815

 To provide that the Bureau of Labor Statistics may not change, during 
the 104th Congress, the method of calculating the consumer price index 
if it would result in higher taxes unless the change has been approved 
                                by law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 1995

 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hastings of 
Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ward, Ms. Lowey, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
    and, in addition, to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that the Bureau of Labor Statistics may not change, during 
the 104th Congress, the method of calculating the consumer price index 
if it would result in higher taxes unless the change has been approved 
                                by law.

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

SECTION 1. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

    During the 104th Congress, the Secretary of Labor, acting through 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, may not change the method of 
calculating the consumer price index for purposes of section 1(f) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from the method in effect on January 
1, 1995, to a method which will result in higher taxes for taxpayers 
under such section 1(f) unless the change has been approved by law. Any 
bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report to give such 
approval shall be subject to clause 3(c) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.
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