[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 84 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 84

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
limit the power of Federal courts to force a State or local government 
                       to levy or increase taxes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2006

    Mr. Akin (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Feeney) 
 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 to 
limit the power of Federal courts to force a State or local government 
                       to levy or increase 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),

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Joint Resolution may be cited as the ``No Taxation Without 
Representation Amendment''.

SEC. 2. PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

    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 --

    ``Section 1. Neither the Supreme Court nor any inferior court of 
the United States 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.
    ``Section 2. Neither the Supreme Court nor any inferior court of 
the United States shall have the power to instruct or order a state or 
political subdivision thereof, or an official of such State or 
political subdivision, on how to spend, allocate, or budget fiscal 
resources.''.
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