[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 242 Referral Instructions Senate (RIS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 242

   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

                            January 30, 1997

  Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred jointly to the Committees on the Budget and Governmental 
  Affairs, with instructions that if one committee reports, the other 
         committee have thirty days to report or be discharged

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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 1996''.

SEC. 2. SUPERMAJORITY IN THE SENATE.

    In the Senate, any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference 
report carrying a tax rate increase 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 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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