Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
Latest action · Apr 21, 2017 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.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution (authorizing taxation of income).
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 5, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2017 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Apr 21, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H2755H.J. Res. 94 | — | Apr 5, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 59, April 5, 2017, page H2755.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 16 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment. | Reintroduction of | Jan 22, 2015 |
| HJRES 47 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment. | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 22, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
