House of Representatives
All bills proposing to raise taxes must originate from the House of Representatives. This is found in Article 1, Section 7 of the US Constitution.
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House of Representatives
All tax bills must originate in the House of Representatives, and any tax bill is first referred to the House Ways and Means Committee
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They approve taxes and approve the amount of taxes
House of Representatives
All bills dealing with taxes and appropriations must begin in the United States House of Representatives. Each state has a number of representatives appropriated to them.
Because the American colonies who fought long and hard for the right to vote on taxes were represented in the House of Representatives (lower house).
Bills related to raising revenue or taxes must originate in the House of Representatives according to the U.S. Constitution.