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House joint resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.

H.J.Res. 111Introduced Feb 26, 1998Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 22, 1998 — 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

185 cosponsors — 177 Republicans, 8 Democrats

9 of 185 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Michael Castle (R-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Jon Christensen (R-NE) and 155 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th 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.