A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the power of Congress to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.

Bill: 113-sjres-16
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2013-06-06
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Congress from making any law that imposes a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 16 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 6, 2013 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Lee , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Thune ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the power of Congress to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:  — Congress shall make no law that imposes a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services. .