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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 123

  Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the 
inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in 
  Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2001

  Mr. Flake (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
DeMint, Mr. Otter, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin) submitted 
 the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the 
inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in 
  Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITING INCLUSION IN LEGISLATION OF PROVISION PLACING 
              TRIGGER ON INCOME TAX REDUCTION.

    Clause 5 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(d) It shall not be in order to include in any bill, joint 
resolution, amendment, or conference report any provision which makes 
the taking effect of a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon 
another event or circumstance. A point of order against such a 
provision in any such measure may be raised at any time during pendency 
of that measure.''.
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