Date: April 28, 1977
Subject: Tax Indexing
Description: Griffin (R-MI) amendment to automatically index tax tables, personal exemptions and standard deductions to annual increases in the consumer price index. The purpose of the amendment was to prevent situations in which inflation caused a taxpayer to move to a higher tax bracket even though his real income had not increased.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 24-63
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