Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the Federal Government from using the power of taxation to compel someone to engage in commercial activity.

Bill: 113-hjres-27
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-13
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: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Constitutional Amendment </b>- Denies Congress the power to lay and collect taxes: (1) to compel any person or persons to engage in commercial activity, or (2) from any person or persons for a failure to engage in any form of commercial activity.</p>

tv_txt: IA 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 27 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Bentivolio introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the Federal Government from using the power of taxation to compel someone to engage in commercial activity.

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:  — The Congress shall not have the power to lay and collect taxes in order to compel any person or persons to engage in commercial activity, nor shall Congress have the power to lay and collect taxes from any person or persons for a failure to engage in any form of commercial activity. .