The House then passed a budget with an income tax, but Senate supporters couldn't muster a majority.
Such a bill would also give Senate supporters of a cut in the capital gains tax the chance to offer their proposal.
Senate supporters said the plan was needed to protect the domestic firearms industry from a rash of lawsuits that threatened its economic future.
Senate supporters of the proposal say that at least 50 of the 100 senators would probably vote for it.
The Senate supporters of the bill, including 15 Republicans, need to stand fast in the override vote expected today.
And it had the effect of undermining Senate supporters of habeas corpus.
Judge Bork's Senate supporters insisted that the nomination was still alive.
Senate supporters never brought it to a vote in the Finance Committee.
Senate supporters then used that commitment to beat back both significant and modest proposals to change the legislation.
Senate supporters were 34 Republicans and 27 Democrats.