As of 2014, the current majority vote needed to raise taxes in Congress is two thirds. There are approximately 535 voting members in the United States Congress.
False
Congress
Debts
Who promised to raise moral standards in Congress using the Contract with America in 1994?
$1.25 an hour
False
False
George HW Bush......aka, Bush 1.
Members of Congress can give themselves a pay raise during the current session through a process called the "automatic pay adjustment." However, this adjustment occurs only if Congress does not act to block it, which requires a vote. Generally, pay raises for Congress are often met with public scrutiny, and lawmakers may choose to forgo such increases to align with constituents' sentiments. Additionally, any pay raise would be subject to the legislative process and could be influenced by broader economic conditions.
The Congress can declare war and raise armies
In the Articles of Confederation, the procedure by which Congress was to raise funds was by taxing the states.
In the Articles of Confederation, the procedure by which Congress was to raise funds was by taxing the states.
Congress sets a limit on the tax maximum, and states raise or lower their own. So taxesis a shared power between Congress and State
Yes
The congress
no
Yes Congress can regulate the minimum wage. Congress also created the federal minimum wage in 1938. The current minimum wage is $7.25.