Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills increasing taxes.

IA 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 47 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills increasing taxes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 20, 2021 Mr. GREEN of Tennessee submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills increas- ing taxes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled 2 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 States within seven years after the date of its submission 8 for ratification: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:12 May 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ47.IH HJ47 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 47 IH ‘‘ARTICLE — 1 ‘‘SECTION 1. Any bill to levy a new tax or increase 2 the rate or base of any tax may pass only by a three- 3 fifths majority of the whole number of each House of Con- 4 gress. 5 ‘‘SECTION 2. All votes taken by the House of Rep- 6 resentatives or the Senate under this article shall be deter- 7 mined by yeas and nays and the names of persons voting 8 for and against shall be entered on the Journal of each 9 House respectively.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:12 May 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ47.IH HJ47 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS