United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 27 (113th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the Federal Government from using the power of taxation to compel someone to engage in commercial activity.
Introduced
13 February 2013
Last action
28 February 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Subjects
Rule of law, Taxation
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Denies Congress the power to lay and collect taxes: (1) to compel any person or persons to engage in commercial activity, or (2) from any person or persons for a failure to engage in any form of commercial activity.
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Timeline
13 February 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 February 2013 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/27
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/27
- us · 113-hjres-27 · source updated 3 January 2025