[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 21 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 21

Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative 
   to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a 
Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the 
  membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or 
                      imposing new taxes or fees.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2019

    Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the 
 following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative 
   to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a 
Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the 
  membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or 
                      imposing new taxes or fees.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled   (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following articles are proposed as 
amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all or any of 
which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the 
Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the 
several States within seven years after the date of its submission by 
the Congress:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. The President may reduce or disapprove any 
appropriation in any bill or joint resolution that is presented to the 
President under section 7 of Article I.
    ``Section 2. Any bill or joint resolution that the President 
approves and signs, after being amended under section 1, shall become 
law as so modified.
    ``Section 3. If the President reduces or disapproves an 
appropriation in a bill or joint resolution under section 1, not later 
than 10 days after the date on which the bill or joint resolution is 
presented to the President under section 7 of Article I, the President 
shall return to the House from which the bill or joint resolution 
originated--
    ``(a) the portion of the bill or joint resolution containing the 
reduced or disapproved appropriation; and
    ``(b) a statement of each objection of the President to the 
appropriation.
    ``Section 4. Congress may separately consider any appropriation 
that is reduced or disapproved under section 1 in the manner prescribed 
under section 7 of Article I for bills disapproved by the President.''

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. No person who has served 6 terms as a Representative 
shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. For 
purposes of this section, the election of a person to fill a vacancy in 
the House of Representatives shall be included as 1 term in determining 
the number of terms that such person has served as a Representative if 
the person fills the vacancy for more than 1 year.
    ``Section 2. No person who has served 2 terms as a Senator shall be 
eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. For purposes of 
this section, the election or appointment of a person to fill a vacancy 
in the Senate shall be included as 1 term in determining the number of 
terms that such person has served as a Senator if the person fills the 
vacancy for more than 3 years.
    ``Section 3. No term beginning before the date of the ratification 
of this article shall be taken into account in determining eligibility 
for election or appointment under this article.''

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. Legislation imposing or authorizing a new tax or fee 
may only be agreed to by a House of Congress if such legislation 
contains no other subject and is agreed to upon an affirmative vote of 
not less than two-thirds of the Members of such House of Congress, duly 
chosen and sworn.
    ``Section 2. Legislation raising any tax or fee, including any 
increase in a rate of tax or fee imposed on a percentage basis, any 
increase in an amount of a tax or fee imposed on a flat or fixed basis, 
or any decrease in or elimination of an exemption, waiver, credit, or 
deduction with respect to a tax or fee, may only be agreed to by a 
House of Congress if such legislation contains no other subject and is 
agreed to upon an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the 
Members of such House of Congress, duly chosen and sworn.''.
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