[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 197 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 197

 Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be no increase in 
     Federal taxes in order to fund additional Government spending.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 13, 1999

 Mr. Toomey (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. 
  Biggert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
   DeMint, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Franks of New 
Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastings 
    of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of 
Montana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. John, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam 
  Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
Kuykendall, Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
 Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sessions, 
   Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
  Stearns, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
Walden of Oregon) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be no increase in 
     Federal taxes in order to fund additional Government spending.

Whereas Federal taxes are at their highest peacetime level in history, taking 
        20.5 percent of the gross domestic product;
Whereas the typical American family pays 38 percent of its income in Federal, 
        State, and local taxes--more than it spends on food, housing, and 
        clothing combined;
Whereas in 1999 governments at all levels will collect $10,298 for every man, 
        woman, and child in the United States;
Whereas since 1989 the Federal per capita tax burden has increased 27 percent;
Whereas a Federal tax increase on tobacco would fall hardest on low-income 
        Americans, with 53 percent of the tax burden falling on Americans 
        earning less than $30,000;
Whereas the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that the productivity of 
        American workers--and controlled Federal spending--will create a non-
        Social Security surplus of $996,000,000,000 over the next 10 years;
Whereas the House of Representatives voted on May 26, 1999, to protect Social 
        Security and Medicare by passing the Social Security lock box by a vote 
        of 416 to 12; and
Whereas Congress must protect Social Security and Medicare by controlling 
        Federal spending, rather than by increasing taxes on any Americans: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that there should be no increase in 
Federal taxes in order to fund additional Government spending.
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