House joint resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal income tax.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 1997 — 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
27 cosponsors — 27 Republicans
1 of 27 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Christopher Cox (R-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), John Ensign (R-NV), Ralph Hall (R-TX), J. Hastert (R-IL), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Wally Herger (R-CA), John Hostettler (R-IN), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Steve Largent (R-OK), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Dan Schaefer (R-CO), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Floyd Spence (R-SC), W. Tauzin (R-LA), William Thomas (R-CA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Johnson.
- H.R. 2460 (105th) Wireless Telephone Protection Act
- H.R. 3815 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a medical innovation tax credit for clinical testing research expenses…
- H.R. 532 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation.
- H.R. 3707 (105th) To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be used…
- H.R. 1584 (105th) Tax Freedom for Families Act of 1997
- H.R. 3912 (105th) Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 1998
Sponsor’s state and district
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.