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HJRES 20 114th Congress House

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

Introduced: January 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 22, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Nunnelee, Alan
· Jan 14, 2015
Harper, Gregg
· Jan 12, 2015
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jan 12, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 20: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-20/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 20: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-20/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 20, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-20/.
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[H.J. Res. 20: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-20/)
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