[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 59 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
H. J. RES. 59

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
          prohibiting courts from levying or increasing taxes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 1999

   Mr. Manzullo introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
          prohibiting courts from levying or increasing taxes.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), 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:

                              ``Article --

    ``Neither the Supreme Court, nor any inferior court of the United 
States, nor the court of any State in its application of laws under 
this Constitution or any Federal law, shall have the power to instruct 
or order a State or political subdivision thereof, or an official of 
such State or political subdivision, to levy or increase taxes.''.
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