Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the Federal Government from using the power of taxation to compel someone to engage in commercial activity.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 27.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BENTIVOLIO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H504):
  Article. V. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and…
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  849 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 27, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/27

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  4ed8a6eeb1c9900f293e8591aa8544cf5f5df0a654bf115cc2311d07416c8e85

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 27, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.