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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 4, 1995
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit the House of Representatives or the Senate from considering any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that increases a tax and applies such increase to taxable years beginning before the date of the enactment of the law. Provides that a point of order raised under any such measure may be waived only by a three-fifths vote in the Senate.
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Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] · R–GA
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641.
Senate Committee on Budget discharged. Pursuant to the order of January 4, 1995.
Senate Committee on Budget discharged. Pursuant to the order of January 4, 1995.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Stevens under the authority of the order of Aug 2, 96 with amendments. With written report No. 104-354. Additional views filed.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Stevens under the authority of the order of Aug 2, 96 with amendments. With written report No. 104-354. Additional views filed.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
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