Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the power of Congress to impose a…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the power of Congress to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.

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Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Congress from making any law that imposes a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2013

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Congress from making any law that imposes a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the power of Congress to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.

Latest action (Feb 28, 2013): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 13, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.