HJRES 45 · 106th Congress · Taxation

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal income tax.

Introduced 1999-04-14· Sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.(1999-04-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Provides that three years after ratification of this amendment: (1) the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution is repealed; and (2) the Congress shall have no power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, except in time of war declared by the Congress.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans
Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21]CA
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1]OK
Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47]CA
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]TX
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]NC
Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8]IN
Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]CA
Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3]LA
Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15]CA
Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]CO
Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10]NC
Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]CO
Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6]AZ
Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4]CO
Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]PA
Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1]ID