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House joint resolution · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Entitled the "Citizen's Tax Protection Amendment", proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit retroactive taxation.

H.J.Res. 48Introduced Jan 5, 1995Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Royce R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 25, 1995 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

68 cosponsors — 65 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 68 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Peter Blute (R-MA), Jim Bunn (R-OR), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Dick Chrysler (R-MI), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Frank Cremeans (R-OH), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Mark Foley (R-FL), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Porter Goss (R-FL), James Greenwood (R-PA) and 38 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-39 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.