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HJRES 256 103th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Constitutional amendments Government regulation Income Income tax Internal revenue law Legislation Liability (Law) Taxation

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting Federal laws and rules that impose liability for conduct occurring before the date of enactment or issuance.

Introduced: September 8, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 9, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Sep 8, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 8, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6392)
Sep 8, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that no person, under any law enacted by the Congress or any rule issued by a Federal entity, shall be liable for conduct occurring, or with respect to income accruing, before the date of enactment of the law or issuance of the rule.

What's happening now December 9, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 8, 1993
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 8, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 256: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting Federal laws and rules that impose liability for conduct occurring before the date of enactment or issuance.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-256/
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"H.J. Res. 256: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting Federal laws and rules that impose liability for conduct occurring before the date of enactment or issuance.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-256/.
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H.J. Res. 256, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-256/.
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[H.J. Res. 256: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting Federal laws and rules that impose liability for conduct occurring before the date of enactment or issuance.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-256/)
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