[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 20 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 20

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2015

 Mr. Palazzo (for himself, Mr. Harper, and Mr. LaMalfa) 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 Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or 
                               services.

    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--

    ``Congress shall make no law that imposes a tax on a failure to 
purchase goods or services.''.
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