[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 312 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 312

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the scheduled 
     tax relief provided for by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress 
                  should not be suspended or repealed.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2002

Mr. Bachus (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of 
  Oklahoma, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cox, Mr. Tom Davis of 
 Virginia, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Crane, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Platts, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Schrock, 
  Mr. Grucci, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
Shaw, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. 
  Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Cantor, Ms. Hart, Mrs. 
    Biggert, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Boozman, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Jones of North 
Carolina, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Jeff Miller 
 of Florida) 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 the House of Representatives that the scheduled 
     tax relief provided for by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress 
                  should not be suspended or repealed.

Whereas on June 7, 2001, President Bush signed into law the Economic Growth and 
        Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, which provides millions of 
        taxpayers with the largest tax relief since 1981;
Whereas all Americans who pay Federal income taxes will benefit from the Act, 
        which includes across-the-board income tax reductions, reduction of the 
        marriage penalty, elimination of the death tax, tax rebate checks, 
        doubling of the per-child tax credit, increasing tax-free contributions 
        to Individual Retirement Accounts and a broad range of other beneficial 
        provisions;
Whereas the Act was passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress of 211 House 
        Republicans, 28 House Democrats, 1 House Independent, 46 Senate 
        Republicans and 12 Senate Democrats, making the Act an important 
        bipartisan achievement; and
Whereas several Members of Congress have recently called for repealing or 
        delaying tax relief provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
        Reconciliation Act of 2001: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
            (1) the scheduled tax relief provided for by the Economic 
        Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, passed by a 
        bipartisan majority in Congress, should not be suspended or 
        repealed;
            (2) suspending, repealing or delaying provisions of the 
        Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 is a 
        tax increase;
            (3) increasing taxes in the midst of a recession would not 
        be helpful to the Nation's economy or American workers; and
            (4) instead of increasing taxes, Congress should be working 
        with the President to promote long-term economic growth through 
        a fair tax code that puts the least possible burden on 
        taxpayers.
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