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Revenue Legislation in the Congressional Budget Process

This report discusses revenue legislation, which may include changes to individual and corporate income taxes, social insurance taxes, excise taxes, or tariffs and duties. Congressional consideration of revenue legislation is governed by various constitutional provisions and procedural rules.

Date: June 13, 2003

Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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A Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment: Issues and Options Concerning a Super-Majority Requirement

Proposals to limit the federal government’s authority to raise taxes have been made several times in recent years. Most frequently, these proposals call for limits on Congress’s ability to pass revenue measures. Typically, limitation proposals would allow increases in tax revenues only under one of two circumstances. First, tax revenues could increase under existing tax laws as a result of economic upturns. Alternatively, they could increase because of a new law, but only if it were passed by a… more

Date: June 13, 2002

Creator: Saturno, James V.