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House joint resolution · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require two-thirds majorities for bills increasing taxes.

H.J.Res. 159Introduced Feb 1, 1996Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 15, 1996 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

172 cosponsors — 167 Republicans, 5 Democrats

6 of 172 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

A. Allard (R-CO), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bill Baker (R-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunn (R-OR), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Dick Chrysler (R-MI) and 142 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-6 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.