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H.J.Res. 62, 105th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.

Originated in the House · Introduced Mar 11, 1997 · Taxation

Sponsor

Joe Barton

Latest action

Apr 15, 1997

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

CRS summary

As of Apr 10, 1997

Reported to House with amendment(s)

Constitutional Amendment - Requires that a bill to change the internal revenue laws shall require for final adoption in each House the concurrence of two-thirds of the whole of the number of that House, unless the bill does not increase the internal revenue by more than a de minimis amount.

Permits the waiver of such requirement, for up to two years, if there is a declaration of war or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution which becomes law.

Congressional Research Service, via api.congress.gov (public domain)

Roll-call votes

1 on record

Apr 15, 1997 · On Passage

Full roll call

Failed (233–190)

311 of 432 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea: 233 (52 R · 7 D)

MemberPartyState
PARKER, Michael—MS
RAMSTAD, James—MN
McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr.—FL
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.—OH
HYDE, Henry John—IL
CASTLE, Michael Newbold—DE
WHITE, Richard Alan—WA
WELLER, Gerald C.—IL
SHADEGG, John B.—AZ
BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner—MD
GEKAS, George William—PA
McINNIS, Scott—CO
SCHAFFER, Robert W.—CO
PETERSON, John—PA
CANADY, Charles Terrance—FL
McDADE, Joseph Michael—PA
MCCRERY, James O., III—LA
STUMP, Robert Lee—AZ
BALLENGER, Cass—NC
LAHOOD, Ray H.—IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.—OH
COX, Charles Christopher—CA
RYUN, Jim—KS
EHLERS, Vernon James—MI
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.—VA
GORDON, Barton Jennings—TN
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W.—MN
LINDER, John Elmer—GA
RILEY, Robert—AL
BUNNING, James Paul David—KY
FRANKS, Robert Douglas—NJ
BUYER, Stephen Earle—IN
KASICH, John Richard—OH
ARMEY, Richard Keith—TX
MALONEY, James H.—CT
BILBRAY, Brian P.—CA
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.—AZ
ROEMER, Timothy John—IN
SPENCE, Floyd Davidson—SC
DOOLITTLE, John Taylor—CA
HOBSON, David Lee—OH
SCHAEFER, Daniel—CO
COMBEST, Larry Ed—TX
BONILLA, Henry—TX
HANSEN, James Vear—UT
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr.—TX
GREENWOOD, James Charles—PA
BONO, Sonny—CA
BARCIA, James A.—MI
ENSIGN, John Eric—NV
FAWELL, Harris W.—IL
BASS, Charles Foster—NH
SKEEN, Joseph Richard—NM
SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks Hunt—NY
SOUDER, Mark Edward—IN
SHAYS, Christopher H.—CT
DAVIS, Thomas M., III—VA
TAUZIN, Wilbert Joseph—LA
BARR, Bob—GA
COOKSEY, John—LA
NORTHUP, Anne Meagher—KY
WATKINS, Wesley Wade—OK
HUTCHINSON, Asa—AR
DANNER, Patsy Ann—MO
MANZULLO, Donald A.—IL
BARRETT, William E.—NE
INGLIS, Robert Durden—SC
SNOWBARGER, Vincent K.—KS
PEASE, Edward Allan—IN
RADANOVICH, George P.—CA
KLUG, Scott L.—WI
MOLINARI, Susan—NY
TAYLOR, Gary Eugene—MS
KOLBE, James Thomas—AZ
LARGENT, Steve—OK
KIM, Jay C.—CA
PAPPAS, Michael James—NJ
KNOLLENBERG, Joseph—MI
CRANE, Philip Miller—IL
HILLEARY, Van—TN
BLILEY, Thomas Jerome, Jr.—VA
GANSKE, Greg—IA
LAZIO, Enrico A.—NY
POMBO, Richard William—CA
McHUGH, John Michael—NY
DICKEY, Jay W., Jr.—AR
DREIER, David Timothy—CA
EHRLICH, Robert L., Jr.—MD
HARMAN, Jane L.—CA
HORN, John Stephen—CA
TAYLOR, Charles Hart—NC
JOHN, Christopher—LA
PACKARD, Ronald C.—CA
BRYANT, Ed—TN
CHRISTENSEN, Jon Lynn—NE
FOWLER, Tillie Kidd—FL
PAUL, Ronald Ernest—TX
DeLAY, Thomas Dale—TX
STEARNS, Clifford Bundy—FL
WELDON, Wayne Curtis—PA
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IV—MO
HEFLEY, Joel M.—CO
CANNON, Christopher B.—UT
CUBIN, Barbara L.—WY
KELLY, Sue W.—NY
GIBBONS, James A.—NV
FOX, Jon D.—PA
HULSHOF, Kenny—MO
REGULA, Ralph Straus—OH
SANDLIN, Max A.—TX
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.—MS
COOK, Merrill—UT
EVERETT, Robert Terry—AL
LEWIS, Ron—KY
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.—AL
LIVINGSTON, Robert Linlithgow, Jr.—LA
SCARBOROUGH, Charles Joseph—FL
RIGGS, Frank D.—CA
SHUSTER, E. G.—PA
WAMP, Zachary Paul—TN
COLLINS, Michael Allen—GA
CUNNINGHAM, Randall—CA
DUNN, Jennifer Blackburn—WA
HOEKSTRA, Peter—MI
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.—NC
BILIRAKIS, Michael—FL
NEUMANN, Mark W.—WI
ROGAN, James E.—CA
EMERSON, Jo Ann—MO
CONDIT, Gary Adrian—CA
MYRICK, Sue—NC
PAXON, L. William—NY
METCALF, Jack—WA
QUINN, John Francis—NY
SMITH, Nick H.—MI
THOMAS, William Marshall—CA
TALENT, James Matthes—MO
DEAL, John Nathan—GA
NEY, Robert William—OH
JENKINS, William Lewis—TN
BURTON, Danny Lee—IN
LEACH, James Albert Smith—IA
SMITH, Linda—WA
ENGLISH, Philip Sheridan—PA
WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr.—OK
NORWOOD, Charles W., Jr.—GA
MILLER, Daniel—FL
HASTERT, John Dennis—IL
BERRY, Robert Marion—AR
ANDREWS, Robert Ernest—NJ
GOSS, Porter J.—FL
DIAZ-BALART, Lincoln—FL
FOLEY, Mark A.—FL
WELDON, David Joseph—FL
HERGER, Walter William—CA
OXLEY, Michael Garver—OH
GOODLING, William Franklin—PA
GALLEGLY, Elton W.—CA
GILMAN, Benjamin Arthur—NY
FORBES, Michael Patrick—NY
NUSSLE, James Allen—IA
SMITH, Robert Freeman—OR
HUNTER, Duncan Lee—CA
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.—WA
CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon—AL
BAKER, Richard Hugh—LA
ISTOOK, Ernest James, Jr.—OK
PRYCE, Deborah D.—OH
EWING, Thomas W.—IL
SUNUNU, John E.—NH
SAXTON, Hugh James—NJ
McINTOSH, David Martin—IN
TIAHRT, Todd—KS
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Helen P.—ID
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
Matt SalmonRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
Tom CoburnRepublicanOK
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
Mark SanfordRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI

Nay: 190 (60 D · 1 I)

MemberPartyState
DICKS, Norman DeValois—WA
WISE, Robert Ellsworth, Jr.—WV
SKAGGS, David Evans—CO
MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby—WV
ALLEN, Thomas H.—ME
WATT, Melvin L.—NC
MCHALE, Paul F., Jr.—PA
ROUKEMA, Margaret Scafati—NJ
PICKETT, Owen Bradford—VA
MORELLA, Constance A.—MD
GILLMOR, Paul Eugene—OH
BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr.—TX
BERMAN, Howard Lawrence—CA
FOGLIETTA, Thomas Michael—PA
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.—CA
PORTER, John Edward—IL
GONZÁLEZ, Henry B.—TX
HOSTETTLER, John Nathan—IN
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.—IL
ROTHMAN, Steven—NJ
CLEMENT, Robert Nelson—TN
KILPATRICK, Carolyn Cheeks—MI
WEXLER, Robert—FL
REYES, Silvestre—TX
OWENS, Major Robert Odell—NY
CAMPBELL, Thomas J.—CA
FRANK, Barney—MA
McKINNEY, Cynthia Ann—GA
SAWYER, Thomas Charles—OH
OBEY, David Ross—WI
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.—TX
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, II—MA
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'Kane—CA
FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr.—CA
KENNELLY, Barbara Bailey—CT
TANNER, John S.—TN
MARTÍNEZ, Matthew G.—CA
EVANS, Lane Allen—IL
YATES, Sidney Richard—IL
DEUTSCH, Peter R.—FL
LUTHER, William Paul—MN
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.—PA
KUCINICH, Dennis—OH
CLAYTON, Eva M.—NC
HOOLEY, Darlene—OR
SISISKY, Norman—VA
ORTIZ, Solomon P.—TX
TURNER, Jim—TX
BOUCHER, Frederick C.—VA
WEYGAND, Robert A.—RI
CLAY, William Lacy, Sr.—MO
DELLUMS, Ronald V.—CA
OBERSTAR, James Louis—MN
COYNE, William Joseph—PA
LaFALCE, John Joseph—NY
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.—FL
LANTOS, Thomas Peter—CA
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Juanita—CA
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.—NY
HALL, Tony Patrick—OH
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel—NC
TORRES, Esteban Edward—CA
McCARTHY, Karen—MO
STRICKLAND, Ted—OH
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.—PA
DELAHUNT, Bill—MA
BLAGOJEVICH, Rod R.—IL
HILL, Rick—MT
HINCHEY, Maurice Dunlea—NY
FORD, Harold, Jr.—TN
POSHARD, Glenn—IL
BALDACCI, John Elias—ME
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.—CA
YOUNG, Charles William—FL
MEEHAN, Martin Thomas—MA
MOAKLEY, John Joseph—MA
DOOLEY, Calvin M.—CA
MINK, Patsy Takemoto—HI
JOHNSON, Nancy Lee—CT
BOSWELL, Leonard L.—IA
STENHOLM, Charles Walter—TX
HAMILTON, Lee Herbert—IN
ABERCROMBIE, Neil—HI
FROST, Jonas Martin—TX
DAVIS, Jim—FL
VENTO, Bruce Frank—MN
KILDEE, Dale Edward—MI
ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard—NY
SABO, Martin Olav—MN
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.—SC
BOEHLERT, Sherwood Louis—NY
THURMAN, Karen L.—FL
KLECZKA, Gerald Daniel—WI
HOLDEN, Thomas Timothy—PA
BATEMAN, Herbert Harvell—VA
BEREUTER, Douglas Kent—NE
MEEK, Carrie P.—FL
GEJDENSON, Samuel—CT
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III—ND
STUPAK, Bart T.—MI
JOHNSON, Jay W.—WI
KENNEDY, Patrick Joseph—RI
DIXON, Julian Carey—CA
KANJORSKI, Paul E.—PA
SNYDER, Victor F.—AR
JEFFERSON, William Jennings—LA
MINGE, David R.—MN
RIVERS, Lynn Nancy—MI
MATSUI, Robert T.—CA
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.—FL
BONIOR, David Edward—MI
BAESLER, Henry Scott—KY
FILNER, Bob—CA
EDWARDS, Thomas Chester—TX
LIPINSKI, William Oliver—IL
CAPPS, Walter Holden—CA
STOKES, Louis—OH
BROWN, George Edward, Jr.—CA
GEPHARDT, Richard Andrew—MO
HILLIARD, Earl Frederick—AL
WALSH, James T.—NY
BARRETT, Thomas M.—WI
McNULTY, Michael Robert—NY
KLINK, Ronald—PA
WYNN, Albert Russell—MD
OLVER, John Walter—MA
CARSON, Julia May—IN
MASCARA, Frank R.—PA
FURSE, Elizabeth—OR
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
John LewisDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Ron KindDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT

Not Voting: 9 (1 D)

MemberPartyState
LEWIS, Charles Jeremy—CA
SCHIFF, Steven Harvey—NM
FLAKE, Floyd Harold—NY
TOWNS, Edolphus—NY
GILCHREST, Wayne Thomas—MD
COSTELLO, Jerry Francis—IL
PAYNE, Donald Milford—NJ
MANTON, Thomas J.—NY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY

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