[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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             THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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                GRASSLEY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3963

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Exon, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Feingold, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Dorgan) proposed 
an amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; as follows:

       On page 4, line 8, decrease the amount by $8,300,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $2,300,000,000.
       On page 8, line 3, decrease the amount by $8,300,000,000.
       On page 8, line 4, decrease the amount by $2,300,000,000.
       On page 52, line 11, decrease the amount by $8,300,000,000.
       On page 52, line 12, decrease the amount by $2,300,000,000.
       On page 59, at the end of line 2, insert ``This section 
     shall not apply to defense discretionary budget authority and 
     budget outlays caps for fiscal year 1997.''
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                         KYL AMENDMENT NO. 3964

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A SUPERMAJORITY 
                   REQUIREMENT FOR RAISING TAXES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the Nation's current tax system is indefensible, being 
     overly complex, burdensome, and severely limiting to economic 
     opportunity for all Americans;
       (2) fundamental tax reform should be undertaken as soon as 
     practicable to produce a tax system that is fairer, flatter, 
     and simpler; that promotes, rather than punishes, job 
     creation; that eliminates unnecessary paperwork burdens on 
     America's businesses; that recognizes the fact that families 
     are performing the most important work of our society; that 
     provides incentives for Americans who save for the future in 
     order to build a better life for themselves and their 
     families; that allows Americans, especially the middle class, 
     to keep more of what they earn, but that raises enough money 
     to fund a leaner, more efficient Federal Government; and that 
     allows Americans to compute their taxes easily; and
       (3) the stability and longevity of any new tax system 
     designed to achieve these goals should be guaranteed with a 
     supermajority vote requirement so that Congress cannot easily 
     raise tax rates, impose new taxes, or otherwise increase the 
     amount of a taxpayer's income that is subject to tax.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that this concurrent resolution on the budget assumes 
     fundamental tax reform should be accompanied by a proposal to 
     amend the Constitution of the United States to require a 
     supermajority vote in each House of Congress to approve tax 
     increases.

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