To create a point of order against legislation that would allow for six-figure tax cuts for the top 1/10th of 1 percent of taxpayers.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 91 proposed by Senator Grassley.
February 4, 2021
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 91 proposed by Senator Grassley.
February 4, 2021
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 91 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 29.
February 4, 2021
Amendment SA 91 proposed by Senator Grassley. (consideration: CR S443; text: CR S443) To create a point of order against legislation that would allow for six-figure tax cuts for the top 1/10th of 1 percent of taxpayers.
February 4, 2021
Point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 91.
February 4, 2021
Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 91 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 29.
February 4, 2021
Amendment SA 91 ruled out of order by the chair.
February 4, 2021
Senate amendment submitted
February 3, 2021
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
Text
Submitted
SA 91. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following: SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that increases or eliminates the limitation on the State and local tax deduction if such increase or elimination would, as determined by the Joint Committee on Taxation, result in any taxpayer receiving a reduction in Federal income taxes which is equal to or greater than $100,000. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______