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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the sixteenth amendment, which currently authorizes Congress to collect income taxes. Under the proposal, Congress would lose the power to lay and collect income taxes from any source, except during times of war that Congress has declared. The amendment would take effect two years after ratification, and the Treasury Secretary would be required to submit recommendations for implementing legislation within 180 days of ratification. Like all constitutional amendments, this would require approval by two-thirds of both houses of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures.
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2 cosponsors
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
Actions (3)
- Apr 7, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Davidson submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
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. 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. The sixteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed, and the Congress shall have no power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, except in time of war declared by the Congress. “Section 2. Section 1 of this article shall take effect beginning 2 years after ratification of this article. Not later than 180 days after such ratification, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Congress containing recommendations for any legislation that may be necessary to implement this article.”. <all>
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