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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.

H.J.Res. 70Introduced Apr 10, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Johnson R-TX
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-3 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.