Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.

Bill: 115-hjres-21
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
Introduced: 2017-01-06
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: 2017-01-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Constitutional Amendment</strong> </p> <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit Congress from making any law that imposes a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.</p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 21 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2017 Mr. Palazzo (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , and Mr. Gohmert ) submitted 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 to limit Congress’ power 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. .