Truth in Taxation Act of 2021
This bill requires any bill, resolution, or amendment that would increase or decrease federal taxes, fees, or similar amounts to include a description of this effect in its long title or heading. A measure's failure to comply results in a point of order that may be raised during the measure's consideration in the House of Representatives or the Senate, in accordance with specified procedures.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3364 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3364
To prohibit the consideration of any bill, resolution, or amendment by
Congress unless a statement regarding increases or decreases in Federal
taxes, fees, and similar amounts is included.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2021
Mr. Taylor (for himself and Mr. Correa) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit the consideration of any bill, resolution, or amendment by
Congress unless a statement regarding increases or decreases in Federal
taxes, fees, and similar amounts is included.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Taxation Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY OF CHANGES IN FEDERAL TAXES, FEES, AND SIMILAR
AMOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 102 the following:
``Sec. 102a. Transparency of changes in Federal taxes, fees, and
similar amounts.
``(a) In General.--Each bill, resolution, or amendment that would
result in an increase or decrease (or both) in Federal taxes, fees, or
any similar amounts shall include in the long title of such bill or
resolution, or the heading of such amendment, a statement that such
bill, resolution, or amendment will result in each such increase or
decrease (or both).
``(b) Failure To Comply.--
``(1) In general.--A failure to comply with subsection (a)
shall give rise to a point of order in either House of
Congress, which may be raised by any Senator during
consideration in the Senate or any Member of the House of
Representatives during consideration in the House of
Representatives.
``(2) Nonexclusivity.--The availability of a point of order
under this section shall not affect the availability of any
other point of order.
``(c) Disposition of Point of Order in the Senate.--
``(1) In general.--Any Senator may raise a point of order
that any matter is not in order under subsection (a).
``(2) Waiver.--
``(A) In general.--Any Senator may move to waive a
point of order raised under paragraph (1) by an
affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators duly
chosen and sworn.
``(B) Procedures.--For a motion to waive a point of
order under subparagraph (A) as to a matter--
``(i) a motion to table the point of order
shall not be in order;
``(ii) all motions to waive one or more
points of order under this section as to the
matter shall be debatable for a total of not
more than 1 hour, equally divided between the
Senator raising the point of order and the
Senator moving to waive the point of order or
their designees; and
``(iii) a motion to waive the point of
order shall not be amendable.
``(d) Disposition of Point of Order in the House of
Representatives.--
``(1) In general.--If a Member of the House of
Representatives makes a point of order under this section, the
Chair shall put the question of consideration with respect to
the proposition of whether any statement made under subsection
(a) was adequate or, in the absence of such a statement,
whether a statement is required under subsection (a).
``(2) Consideration.--For a point of order under this
section made in the House of Representatives--
``(A) the question of consideration shall be
debatable for 10 minutes, equally divided and
controlled by the Member making the point of order and
by an opponent, but shall otherwise be decided without
intervening motion except one that the House of
Representatives adjourn or that the Committee of the
Whole rise, as the case may be;
``(B) in selecting the opponent, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives should first recognize an
opponent from the opposing party; and
``(C) the disposition of the question of
consideration with respect to a measure shall be
considered also to determine the question of
consideration under this section with respect to an
amendment made in order as original text.
``(e) Rulemaking Authority.--The provisions of this section are
enacted by the Congress--
``(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House
of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such
they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House,
respectively, or of that House to which they specifically
apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the
extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
``(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such
House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent
as in the case of any other rule of such House.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 102 the following new item:
``102a. Transparency of changes in Federal taxes, fees, and similar
amounts.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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