S.Amdt. 547
What it does: Adds SEC. _. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO NEW OR EXTENDED TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY at the end of the bill
Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV)What it changes
1 change to S. 1323 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. _. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO NEW OR EXTENDED TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 1323 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that any agreement to reduce the budget deficit should require that those earning $1,000,000 or more per year make a more meaningful contribution to the deficit reduction effort.
Inserted: SEC. _. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO NEW OR EXTENDED TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY.
Inserted: It is the sense of the Senate that no new tax cuts for the wealthy, including an extension of the Bush tax cuts for upper income earners, should be enacted until annual federal deficits have been eliminated.
Original wording
At the end, add the following:
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As printed
SA 547. Mr. ROCKEFELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1323, to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. _. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO NEW OR EXTENDED TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY.
It is the sense of the Senate that no new tax cuts for the wealthy, including an extension of the Bush tax cuts for upper income earners, should be enacted until annual federal deficits have been eliminated.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 12, 2011