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.
Latest action · Jan 22, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment
Prohibits Congress from making any law that imposes a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2015 to Jan 14, 2015, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jan 12, 2015 |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Original | Jan 12, 2015 |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Jan 14, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Jan 12, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2015Introduced in House
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